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A bag contains balls of two colours, 3 black and 3 white. What is the smallest number of balls which must be drawn from the bag, without looking, so that among these there are two of the same colour?

Options

  1. A2
  2. B3
  3. C4
  4. D5

Correct answer

C. 4

Step-by-step solution

Minimum 4 balls have to be drawn.

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