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Puzzle 53. EASTER EGG HUNT |
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You are invited to an Easter egg hunt party having 100 colored
Easter eggs hidden in the backyard. 20 eggs are colored red, 14 eggs are
colored blue, 15 eggs are colored green, 16 eggs are colored brown, 17 eggs are
colored yellow and 18 eggs are colored orange. All of these eggs are
wrapped with golden wrappers. What is the minimum number of eggs that you should
find so that you
are sure that you have at least 2 pairs of similarly colored eggs.
For example, 2 red eggs and 2 blue eggs. You can also have 2 yellow eggs
together with another set of 2 yellow eggs.
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Bits and Beyond... EASTER Easter is celebrated annually on the first Sunday, after the first full moon, after the spring equinox. Thus, Easter has to occur between the dates March 21 and April 25.
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