To ensure 1 lemon candy, we have to consider the worst case scenario, since we have to ENSURE.
The worst case scenario is that, that we select all the strawberry and orange flavoured first, and then get one lemon flavoured.
24 + 18 = 42.
next selection will ENSURE our 1 lemon flavoured. Hence, 43.
To ensure 1 strawberyy candy, we have to consider the worst case scenario, since we have to ENSURE.
The worst case scenario is that, that we select all the lemon and orange flavoured first, and then get one strawberry flavoured.
18 + 18 = 36.
next selection will ENSURE our 1 lemon flavoured. Hence, 37.
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12 Days of Christmas 2024 - 2025 Competition with $40,000 of Prizes
A candy jar contains 60 candies: 24 identical strawberry flavored, 18 identical lemon flavored, and 18 identical orange flavored. Sarah randomly picks candies from the jar.
Select for
Lemon flavored the minimum number of candies Sarah must pick from the jar to ensure getting at least one lemon flavored candy, and select for
Strawberry flavored the minimum number of candies Sarah must pick from the jar to ensure getting at least one strawberry flavored candy. Make only two selections, one in each column.