The Socks

Author: Afolabi Oreoluwa
7 years ago

Riddle: You are in a very dark room containing only a chest filled with 20 black and 20 white socks with no source of light or its reflection, your mission is to pick one pair of either black or white sock you need. What is the smallest amount of socks you can pick at random to make this possible?
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You are in a very dark room containing only a chest filled with 20 black and 20 white socks with no source of light or its reflection, your mission is to pick one pair of either black or white sock you need. What is the smallest amount of socks you can pick at random to make this possible?
The Socks by Afolabi Oreoluwa v1.


Riddle: You are in a very dark room containing only a chest filled with 20 black and 20 white socks with no source of light or its reflection, your mission is to pick one pair of either black or white sock you need. What is the smallest amount of socks you can pick at random to make this possible? Answer: Three. It means you picked only one pair of either black or white sock and one black or white sock.
by Afolabi Oreoluwa v2.