Socks in the Drawer

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Section: Brain Teasers Category: Deduction
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You have a drawer with 10 pairs of black socks and 10 pairs of white socks. How many times do you need to blindly reach inside the drawer and take out a sock, so that you get a matching pair?

Only 3 times. Once you have two socks of the same color, they already form a matching pair.

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