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Black And Brown Gloves (Posted on 2004-10-06)

Mr. Blue has 12 brown gloves and 8 black gloves in a drawer in his closet. If he blindly pulls gloves from the drawer, what's the minimum number of gloves Mr. Blue will have to pick, to be certain he has a pair of gloves of the same color?

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Worst Case

| Comment 11 of 27 |

As I said earlier, I believe the worst cause is a draw full of 20 left-handed gloves.

Posted by RandyOrton on 2004-10-06 14:20:43

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