If mr brown has 8 black gloves and 6 brown gloves in his closet . What is the minimum number of gloves mr brown will have to pick to be certain to find a pair of gloves of

Given: 8 Black gloves, 6 Brown gloves

To find: Minimum number of attempts to be certain of making a pair of glove.

Step 1:  Mr. Brown picks first glove, it can be either "black" or "brown". 

      Let us say it turned out to be "black".

Step 2:  He picks up second glove, again it can be either "black" or "brown".

 If it turns out to be "black", then he gets the pair but if the glove turns out to be "brown", he tries again.

Step 3:  Now, whatever be the color of the glove he picks up, he will be certain about getting a pair of same colour gloves this      time.

So, Minimum attempts would be 3.