what are the steps to solving this story problem?

Question

Mario has 3 brown socks and 5 white socks in his sock drawer.  What is the least number of socks he should take out of his drawer without looking if he wants to get at least one matched pair?

Answer 1

the first pick could be brown, the second pick could be white, and the third pick must match one of the first two picks

Mario must pick at least 3 socks out of the drawer to assure a match