A bag contains 3 red, 4 white and 5 blue marbles. Jason begins removing marbles from the bag at random, one at a time. What is the least number of marbles he must remove to be sure that he has at least one of each color?
Solution
Correct Answer: Option D
If Jason were really unlucky, what could go wrong in his attempt to get one marble of each color? Well, his first nine picks might yield five blue marbles and four white ones. But then the tenth marble would be red, and now he would have at least one of each color. The answer is 10
Practice More Questions on Our App!
Download our app for free and access thousands of MCQ questions with detailed solutions