Question: Grace has 18 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 10 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 15 Random thoughts:
The worst scenario is when she takes 10 red and 4 green, total of 14 jellybeans, and still doesn't have 3 distinct colors. But the next draw (15th) will surely be the third color jellybean (blue) as there is no other color jellybeans left in pocket. The final answer: (E).