Tim owns 74 socks, the colours of which are unknown.
He does, however, have an additional pair that is white rather than black.
Therefore, it suggests that we are working with the two hues white and black.
The result of dividing the total number of socks by two is:
= 74/2
= 37 socks, two pairs each for black and white.
But let's not forget that Tim has a pair of white socks in addition to his black pair.
The total number of white socks is equal to= 37+1= 38 socks.
Total black sock pairs= 37-1=36 socks.
Last but not least, the question asks us to count the number of single socks rather than pairs.
For white then:
There will be = (38x 2) socks per pair.
= 76 socks
For Black
The individual socks will be = (36 × 2)socks
= 72 socks
We can then deduce that there are 76 individual socks for white and 72 individual socks for black.
<h3>How many pairs of socks must you take to find a matching pair?</h3>
The solution would have to be four. Despite the large number of socks in the drawer, there are only three different colours, so if you take four socks, you will undoubtedly find at least one pair that matches.
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