You know you have 5 pairs of sock in the laundry basket. You want a pair of matched socks but can’t see any socks. You reach into the basket and pull out socks. What’s the maximum of number of socks that you will have to pull out in order to guarantee that you will get a matching pair of socks?

You know you have 5 pairs of sock in the laundry basket. You want a pair of matched socks but can’t see any socks. You reach into the basket and pull out socks. What’s the maximum of number of socks that you will have to pull out in order to guarantee that you will get a matching pair of socks?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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