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Apples in a Box

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Three kinds of apples are mixed in a box.

How many apples must you take to be sure of:

A) At least 2 apples of one kind?

B) At least 3 apples of one kind?

Explanations

A) 4 apples
B) 7 apples

[After Boris A. Kordemsky. The Moscow Puzzles: 359 mathematical recreations. 1972]
Check A) 4; B) 8
Check A) 3; B) 7
Check A) 4; B) 7
Check A) 5; B) 7

Puzzle Apples in a Box

Puzzle Apples in a Box