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The mystery marble bag

A bag contains red, yellow, and blue marbles, with at least four of each. Without looking, how many must you take to guarantee two of the same color?

A little nudge?

What is the most you can draw while keeping every color different?

Ready for the answer?

Four marbles.

The first three could be one of each color. The fourth must match one of those three colors. This is an example of the pigeonhole principle.

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