Matching pair of gloves
CMAT 2020 · Logical Reasoning · Easy · Puzzles
A man wears gloves of two colours - Red and Green. Hehas altogether 30 Red Gloves and 10 Green Gloves. Supposing he has to take out Gloves in dark, how many musthetake out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
6
- D.
3
Answer
D
Explanation
Since there are only 2 colors of gloves, by the Pigeonhole Principle, taking 3 gloves guarantees at least two gloves of the same color.
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