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1994 AJHSME Problem 21

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July 9, 2011

Problem Statement

A gumball machine contains 99 red, 77 white, and 88 blue gumballs. The least number of gumballs a person must buy to be sure of getting four gumballs of the same color is
(A) 8(B) 9(C) 10(D) 12(E) 18{\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18