AboutAbe Mantell Expertise Hello, I am a college professor of mathematics and regularly teach all levels from elementary mathematics through differential equations, and would be happy to assist anyone with such questions!
Experience Over 15 years teaching at the college level.
Question melinda has 3pairs of red socks,2 pairs of black socks and 5 pairs of white socks . how many minimum no. of pairs she must remove from the drawer to ensure she has a pair of each color left in the drawer?
Answer Hello Raman,
Are you sure you mean what is the "minimum" # that can be removed?
Also, I gather she needs to be left with EXACTLY one pair of each
color in the drawer...yes? If so, then she would need to remove
2 red pairs, 1 black pair, and 4 white pairs...for a total removal of
7 pairs.
