a bag contains 500 beads of the same size. there are 5 different colors of beads and 100 beads of each color. if you are blindfolded, what is t he least number of beads that you must pick beore you can be sure that you have picked 5 beads of the same color?  Polya's 4 step process

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a bag contains 500 beads of the same size. there are 5 different colors of beads and 100 beads of each color. if you are blindfolded, what is t he least number of beads that you must pick beore you can be sure that you have picked 5 beads of the same color?  Polya's 4 step process

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