a box of chocolates is a mixture of vanilla creams and caramels. all the pieces of candy look the same, but you know there are 5 caramels and 10 creams. How many pieces should you take to be absolutely certain to get at least one cream?

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anonymous · Answer

You need to pick 6 pieces.

There is a small possibility you could get 5 caramels in a row, but the sixth choice will then yield a cream for sure.

anonymous · Answer

oh so its 6 not 5?

anonymous · Answer

correct.
there is a small chance of 5 caramels in a row.

anonymous · Answer

thanks a lot