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What is the minimum number of shirts he can own?

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Every Tuesday evening Vijay, the truck driver, drives up to his cottage to visit his wife.
On these weekly visits, he picks up his clean clothes and drops the dirty laundry.
Since he changes his shirts each morning, What is the minimum number of shirts he can own?

posted Sep 23, 2021 by Dilbagh

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