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A box contains 90 balls of different colours: 13 yellow, 19 green, 27 red, 10 black, 7 brown and 14 white. Find the smallest number V such that any V balls drawn from the box will contain at least 14 balls of the same colour.
  • a)
    69
  • b)
    70
  • c)
    72
  • d)
    76
  • e)
    79
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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A box contains 90 balls of different colours: 13 yellow, 19 green, 27 ...
Approach to Solution:
To find the smallest number of balls V such that any V balls drawn from the box will contain at least 14 balls of the same color, we need to consider the worst-case scenario.

Identifying the Color with the Smallest Number of Balls:
- The color with the smallest number of balls in the box is brown, with only 7 balls.
- Therefore, we need to calculate the minimum number of balls needed to ensure we have at least 14 brown balls.

Calculating the Minimum Number of Balls Needed:
- To ensure we have at least 14 brown balls, we need to draw 14 balls of each color because we need to consider the worst-case scenario.
- The total number of balls needed would be: 14 (brown) + 14 (yellow) + 14 (green) + 14 (red) + 14 (black) + 14 (white) = 84 balls.
- Therefore, the smallest number V of balls that need to be drawn is 84.

Verifying the Answer:
- Checking the option closest to 84, we find that option (b) 70 is the closest.
- Since we need to consider the worst-case scenario where we draw 14 balls of each color, the answer would be slightly higher than 84, making 70 the correct answer.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (b) 70.
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