My daughter has as many sisters as she has brothers. Each of her brothers has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many sons and daughters do I have?
Answer
Four daughters and three sons.Each daughter has 3 sisters and 3 brothers, and each brother has 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
To figure it out mathematically, you could use the following two equations where G = the number of girls and B = the number of boys:
G - 1 = B
2(B - 1) = G
Solving for G gives you 4 and plugging that in to G - 1 = B gives you a B of 3.
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