Difference between revisions of "1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 21"

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Problem

A gumball machine contains $9$ red, $7$ white, and $8$ blue gumballs. The least number of gumballs a person must buy to be sure of getting four gumballs of the same color is

$\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18$

Solution

If a person gets three gumballs of each of the three colors, that is, $9$ gumballs, then the $10^{th}$ gumball must be the fourth one for one of the colors. Therefore, the person must buy $\boxed{\text{(C)}\ 10}$ gumballs.

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 A gumball machine contains <math>9</math> red, <math>7</math> white, and <math>8</math> blue gumballs.  The least number of gumballs a person must buy to be sure of getting four gumballs of the same color is
-<math>\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18</math>
+<math>\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18</math>
+==Solution==
+If a person gets three gumballs of each of the three colors, that is, <math>9</math> gumballs, then the <math>10^{th}</math> gumball must be the fourth one for one of the colors. Therefore, the person must buy <math>\boxed{\text{(C)}\ 10}</math> gumballs.
+==See Also==
+{{AJHSME box|year=1994|num-b=20|num-a=22}}

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