Re^2: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer?

He was wrong, of course. You could pull out a pair on the first try. And pulling 4 socks only guarantees at least one pair if you have exactly 1 pair of each color. The question, as stated, had no information about how many pairs.

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Re^3: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer? by Anonymous Monk on Oct 02, 2016 at 00:35 UTC
He's wrong because the question doesn't ask for a matched pair, so the correct answer is two.	[reply]
Re^4: How many different varieties (color, size, etc) of socks do you have in your sock drawer? by chacham (Prior) on Oct 02, 2016 at 02:17 UTC
the question doesn't ask for a matched pair, "What do you mean my socks don't match?! I have another pair just like it at home!"	[reply]


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