A jar contains lollipops of....

Question

5 different flavors; they are all wrapped in wrappers so that the flavor cannot be determined visually. What is the least number of lollipops that a child must draw from the jar so as to be CERTAIN that he has three of the same flavor?

Choices:

A-6

B-3

C-4

D-11

E-7

Full Explanation will be given five stars.

Answer 1

D-11. If he draws 1 of each flavor, 10 straight times, that would leave him with 10 lollipops, (2 per each flavor). The eleventh draw would give him 3 lollipops of one flavor.