What is the minimum number of socks you’d need to take from the drawer in total darkness if it contained 24 blue socks and 20 black socks and you wanted to be assured of a pair of black socks?
Answer
You’d be assured of a pair of black socks by pulling 26 socks.
Although the chances are remote, you just might pull the 24 blue socks out first. You’d need two more to make certain to get two black socks.