6. A lady has fine gloves and hats in her closet- 18 blue-
32 red and 25 yellow. The lights are out and it is totally
dark inspite of the darkness. She can make out the
difference between a hat and a glove. She takes out an
item out of the closet only if she is sure that if it is a
glove. How many gloves must she take out to make sure she
has a pair of each colour?
a) 50 b) 8 c) 60 d) 42

Answer Posted / sumit kumar

since it is dark....
take worst case
satisfy largest number first.....
since she wants it in pair
32 red
24 yellow
1+1 yellow+blue
2 blue
=60

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