Magician Anthony has in his magic hat 14 grey, 8 white and 6 black mice. What is
the least number of mice he has to take out of his hat blindfolded to be absolutely
certain that he has got at least one mouse of each colour?

Respuesta :

The least number of mice that he has to take out of his hat would be 23.

How to solve for the least number of mice

We have the following details to solve this problem

x = 14

t = 8

u = 6

n1 = x + t + 1

= 14 + 8 + 1 = 23

n2 = t + u + 1

= 8 + 6 + 1 = 15

n3 = x + u + 1

= =14+6+1=21

From here the

max n (n1, n2, n3) = 23, 15, 21

Hence the least number that has to be taken out would be 23.

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