Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!
2007-01-10 02:30:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
13 gloves, to ensure that they are not all the same hand and color.
2007-01-10 02:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by randye009 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
3
2007-01-10 10:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by Kangri 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
8
2007-01-10 11:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by lilcutie103447xo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer you wish to have is 3 .. that's the least number you need to get a matching pair of gloves...provided that each pair is attached together not to get one of the same hand!
but also you may take as many as 3 to 6 to be sure to get one matching pair.
Most probably the question is not carefully and rightly set out.
Think again!!
2007-01-10 10:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by raj k 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think she has to take out 5 gloves at lease.
1- can be any color and any side (left or right)
2- can be the same as 1 or other color, same or different side
3- same as #2
4- same as #2
5- no matter what color or which side this is on, there is a match from the previous four.
2007-01-10 11:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
13
She could take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right or left hand match.
2007-01-10 10:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Richard Serenity 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
13
the first 6 can be black left hand gloves
the second 6 can be brown left hand gloves
then the next must be a right glove.
2007-01-10 11:47:47 · answer #7 · answered by Preykill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She should take out atleast 3 or just stop being lazy and turn on the light and take 2 matching gloves of the color of her choice!
2007-01-10 10:46:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
5 gloves
2007-01-10 10:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by Lady 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if there is a difference between left and right gloves, she will need to take 13I think. I think the correct answer though is 3.
2007-01-10 10:41:25 · answer #10 · answered by Chris B 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
she would need to take three gloves out...two of the three would be the same colour as there are only two differant colours in the draw :)
2007-01-10 10:44:02 · answer #11 · answered by Smile 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋