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How many socks are required to make one pair of socks?

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Atul have 100 pairs of pink socks, 88 pairs of red socks and 77 pairs of orange socks. Everything is mixed in a draw. As there is no light he were not able to identify the color of the socks.

How many of the socks did he want to take to match one pair of socks?

posted Jan 27, 2014 by Khusboo 1 abuse reported

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