Remember my post...

[reynardo]

... about sock sorting?

I started with 170 socks. 10 of those were "legacy" socks that have been sitting unpaired for the last *cough* some years. So I'll use those as the margin of error.

And the answer of 'how many matched sock pairs are there?' is...

41

Forty-one pairs. That means 82 socks could be matched up and distributed to their respective owners.

Ignoring the 10 legacy socks, this means there were 78 unmatched socks left strewn around the couch when I finished. They've been thrown back into the well of lost soles, and maybe, just maybe, the latest pile of washing out of the boy's room will help some of them find a mate.

Welcome to my life.

Comments

[kerravonsen]

Well, at least you have an appropriate icon for it. 8-)

[moxie_man]

So, my previous answer, "not enough" is very "fitting".

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Indeed. And the most accurate as to the spirit of the post.

[carolinelamb.livejournal.com]

Hm. With 41 pairs I was only 11 pairs off the mark :D

[nimrod-9.livejournal.com]

Good job...but don't bet on the boys room....my sons are sock hiders from wayyy back!!

[delphipsmith]

And people say higher mathematics have no practical application LOL!

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh. Sounds like you have yourself the makings of one kick ass puppet empire.