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A drawer contains 16 brown socks and 16 black socks, all unmatched. A man takes socks...

A drawer contains 16 brown socks and 16 black socks, all unmatched. A man takes socks out at random in the dark. What is the least number of socks that he must take out to be sure that he has at least two black socks?

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least number of socks that he must take out to be sure that he has at least two black socks =all brown socks+2 =16+2 =18

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