The answer to number 10 is incorrect. If the socks are in pairs, then she only needs to grab 2 socks as they are already paired.
Anonymous
15 January 2009
The answer to number 10 is incorrect. If the socks are in pairs, then she only needs to grab 2 socks, as they are already paired.
Anonymous
15 January 2009
The answer to the sock puzzle is incorrect. If the socks are already paired, she only needs to grab 2 socks to ensure she has a matching pair.
Anonymous
22 November 2011
Many socks, including the drifit ones from Nike, are specific to either your right or left foot. Hence solving the problem is no longer logic but rather statistics, since most people still wear dual wield socks.
Anonymous
12 January 2012
In my opinion, the answer to the socks problem is wrong. You need to pick 13 socks in the blind to make sure that you have at least one matching pair. Your first twelve picks could be the same color.
Anonymous
12 April 2012
To be sure you have a matching pair, you need to take at least 13 socks because you may take the first 12 socks of the same color.
Anonymous
12 April 2012
You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks in the drawer so to be sure you have a matching pair you need to take at least 13 socks because you may take the first 12 socks of the same color.
Anonymous
9 September 2015
For the socks problem, why did you not specify in the first place there are no left and right socks? It is said in the answer but why would you bother explaining something if it wasn't unclear in the first place? Because it's unclear.
Anonymous
9 September 2015
For the socks problem, why did you not specify in the first place there are no left and right socks? It is said in the answer but why would you bother explaining something if it wasn't unclear in the first place? Because it's unclear. Good job.
Anonymous
26 November 2015
The title 'The Socks' seems misleading for an easy puzzle. Could you clarify the reasoning behind this naming?
Anonymous
4 June 2016
This is wrong! You could pull out 3 of the same color.
Anonymous
4 June 2016
This is wrong! You could pull out 3 of the same color.
Anonymous
13 April 2017
Your answer of 3 is contestable. You reason that since socks have no right or left, any 3 socks allows you to gather a matching pair. If we are to assume that all 12 white and 12 blacks are mixed in the same drawer, randomly picking 3 socks of the 24 can lead to 3 whites or 3 blacks.
Anonymous
13 April 2017
Your answer of 3 is contestable. You reason that since socks have no right or left, any 3 socks allows you to gather a matching pair. If we are to assume that all 12 white + 12 blacks are mixed in the same drawer, randomly picking 3 socks of the 24 can lead to 3 whites or 3 blacks.
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The answer to number 10 is incorrect. If the socks are in pairs, then she only needs to grab 2 socks as they are already paired.
The answer to number 10 is incorrect. If the socks are in pairs, then she only needs to grab 2 socks, as they are already paired.
The answer to the sock puzzle is incorrect. If the socks are already paired, she only needs to grab 2 socks to ensure she has a matching pair.
Many socks, including the drifit ones from Nike, are specific to either your right or left foot. Hence solving the problem is no longer logic but rather statistics, since most people still wear dual wield socks.
In my opinion, the answer to the socks problem is wrong. You need to pick 13 socks in the blind to make sure that you have at least one matching pair. Your first twelve picks could be the same color.
To be sure you have a matching pair, you need to take at least 13 socks because you may take the first 12 socks of the same color.
You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks in the drawer so to be sure you have a matching pair you need to take at least 13 socks because you may take the first 12 socks of the same color.
For the socks problem, why did you not specify in the first place there are no left and right socks? It is said in the answer but why would you bother explaining something if it wasn't unclear in the first place? Because it's unclear.
For the socks problem, why did you not specify in the first place there are no left and right socks? It is said in the answer but why would you bother explaining something if it wasn't unclear in the first place? Because it's unclear. Good job.
The title 'The Socks' seems misleading for an easy puzzle. Could you clarify the reasoning behind this naming?
This is wrong! You could pull out 3 of the same color.
This is wrong! You could pull out 3 of the same color.
Your answer of 3 is contestable. You reason that since socks have no right or left, any 3 socks allows you to gather a matching pair. If we are to assume that all 12 white and 12 blacks are mixed in the same drawer, randomly picking 3 socks of the 24 can lead to 3 whites or 3 blacks.
Your answer of 3 is contestable. You reason that since socks have no right or left, any 3 socks allows you to gather a matching pair. If we are to assume that all 12 white + 12 blacks are mixed in the same drawer, randomly picking 3 socks of the 24 can lead to 3 whites or 3 blacks.
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