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Lemon flavored: 43
Strawberry flavored: 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.
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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.
| Lemon flavored | Strawberry flavored | |
| 18 | ||
| 36 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 43 | ||
| 59 |
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Lemon flavored: 43
Strawberry flavored: 37
16 Dec 2024, 10:00
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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.
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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.
GMAT Club's Official Explanation:
1st Column:
Step 1: Consider the worst-case scenario
The worst case is when Sarah picks all non-lemon candies before getting a lemon one.
Step 2: Calculate the number of non-lemon candies
Non-lemon candies = Strawberry + Orange
= 24 + 18 = 42
Step 3: Add one more to ensure a lemon candy
Minimum number = 42 + 1 = 43
Therefore, the answer for Column A is 43.
2nd Column:
Step 1: Consider the worst-case scenario
The worst case is when Sarah picks all non-strawberry candies before getting a strawberry one.
Step 2: Calculate the number of non-strawberry candies
Non-strawberry candies = Lemon + Orange
= 18 + 18 = 36
Step 3: Add one more to ensure a strawberry candy
Minimum number = 36 + 1 = 37
Therefore, the answer for Column B is 37.
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Piegonhole Principle:
Lemon:
18 orange + 24 starw+ 1 lemon=43
Straw:
18 orange + 18 lemon + 1 straw= 37
Lemon:
18 orange + 24 starw+ 1 lemon=43
Straw:
18 orange + 18 lemon + 1 straw= 37
