Subject

    Bank Exam

    Topic

    Mutual Trust Bank, Probationary Officer 2012

    A bag contains 3 red, 4 white and 5 blue marbles. Jason begins removing marbles from the bag at random, one at a time. What is the least number of marbles he must remove to be sure that he has at least one of each color?

    ক)
    3
    খ)
    6
    গ)
    8
    ঘ)
    10

    Explanation

    If Jason were really unlucky, what could go wrong in his attempt to get one marble of each color? Well, his first nine picks might yield five blue marbles and four white ones. But then the tenth marble would be red, and now he would have at least one of each color. The answer is 10

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