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How Many Gloves
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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?
Answer
13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the black right hand or brown right hand match.Hide Answer Show Answer
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