Melinda's lights went out. she has 3 pairs of red socks in her drawer 2 pairs of black socks and 5 pairs of white socks . what is the minimum number of pairs she must remove from the drawer to ensure that she has a pair of each color?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
e. 10

9

Step-by-step You have to grab all of the two types that have more to be sure

answer:

step-by-step explanation:

here, the total dishes = 10

dishes having meat = 3 ( chicken, meatloaf and hamburger )

thus, the probability of having meat on the chosen dishes = number of dishes having meat / total dishes

=

therefore, the probability of not having meat = 1- the probability of having meat on the chosen dishes

=

=

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⇒ option b is correct.

the functions have the same rate of change i think. i narrowed it down to this answer and "the rate of change of tour 1 is greater" but i got it wrong using that answer so im assuming its the answer above. (this is a question i also answered from the iready site if anyone needs a reference)