A candy dispenser has 20 golden wrapped chocolate balls, 25 green hard candies and 30 pink gumballs. What is the least number of candies you have to get in order to be absolutely certain that three of them are pink gumballs?

48
32
18
26

Question

A candy dispenser has 20 golden wrapped chocolate balls, 25 green hard candies and 30 pink gumballs. What is the least number of candies you have to get in order to be absolutely certain that three of them are pink gumballs?
 
48
32
18
26

tkhunny · Answer

What can you say of the Pigeon-Hole Principle?  Keep in mind that 20+25 can be drawn and you can still have zero (0) pink gumballs.

lowkey.s · Answer

WELCOME TO OPEMSTUDY! <3

gamer56 · Answer

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gamer56 · Answer

So the asnwer is ?

tkhunny · Answer

You tell me.  Did you keep in might what I suggested?  What is 20 + 25?

gamer56 · Answer

thats 45, 45 is not an option

lowkey.s · Answer

but he isnt finish with the steps

tkhunny · Answer

That's true.  You mustn't wait for the answer to fall out of the sky.  You must reason it out.  You can draw out 45 and still have NO pink gumballs.  How many more to get 3?