There are 40 oranges, 20 apples, and 20 lemons in a bag. What is the minimum number of fruits that you have to take out of the bag with your eyes closed before you are sure that one of them is an orange?


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Question Number 160090 by abdullah_ff last updated on 24/Nov/21

$There are 40 oranges, 20 apples, and$ $20 lemons in a bag . What is the$ $minimum number of fruits that you$ $have to take out of the bag with your$ $eyes closed before you are sure that$ $one of them is an orange ?$
Commented by mr W last updated on 24/Nov/21

$i f y o u o n l y t a k e 40 f r u i t s o u t o f t h e$ $b a g, t h e y c a n b e 20 a p p l e s a n d 20$ $l e m o n s, n o o r a n g e . b u t i f y o u t a k e$ $o n e m o r e, i . e . t o t a l l y 41 f r u i t s, t h e n$ $a t l e a s t o n e o f t h e m i s o r a n g e . s o$ $y o u s h o u l d t a k e a t l e a s t 41 f r u i t s t o$ $b e s u r e t h a t o n e o f t h e m i s o r a n g e .$
Commented by abdullah_ff last updated on 24/Nov/21

$thank you sir .$ $s o r r y f o r t h i s k i n d o f p o s t . t h i s p o s t$ $w a s r e a l l y f o r p r i m a r y l e v e l .$
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