Elias woke up in the middle of the night and, due to a power cut, it was very dark in his apartment. Elias' pencils were in one large box and he remembered that there were 11 blue pencils, 14 black pencils and 8 grey pencils in the box. As Elias didn't see the colour of the pencils, he picked as many pencils from the box so that he would have at least two black pencils. What was the minimum amount of pencils Elias needed to pick to ensure he would get at least two black pencils? O 14 O 19 21 26 28 33 I will leave this question unanswered

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Elias woke up in the middle of the night and,
due to a power cut, it was very dark in his
apartment. Elias' pencils were in one large
box and he remembered that there were 11
blue pencils, 14 black pencils and 8 grey
pencils in the box.
As Elias didn't see the colour of the pencils,
he picked as many pencils from the box so
that he would have at least two black
pencils.
What was the minimum amount of pencils
Elias needed to pick to ensure he would get
at least two black pencils?
O 14
O 19
21
26
28
33
I will leave this question unanswered
Transcribed Image Text:Elias woke up in the middle of the night and, due to a power cut, it was very dark in his apartment. Elias' pencils were in one large box and he remembered that there were 11 blue pencils, 14 black pencils and 8 grey pencils in the box. As Elias didn't see the colour of the pencils, he picked as many pencils from the box so that he would have at least two black pencils. What was the minimum amount of pencils Elias needed to pick to ensure he would get at least two black pencils? O 14 O 19 21 26 28 33 I will leave this question unanswered
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