Why are the boys called, "savages"? What does this symbolize? Why do people stereotype? Lord of flies

Adrawer contains 12 identical white socks, 18 identical black socks and 14 identical brown socks. what is the least number of socks you must choose, without looking, to be certain that you have chosen two socks of the same colour?

If you had $1,900,000, how many days would it take you to spend all if you spent $1 a second. (there are 86,400 seconds in a day)

Which equation is true? i. 56 ÷ 4·7 = 82 ÷ (11 + 5) ii. (24 ÷ 8 + 2)3 = (42 + 9)2 neither i nor ii ii only i and ii i only