How many children do i have puzzle
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My daughter has many sisters. She 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?
Best answer
Suppose the daughter have x sisters so she have x brothers
So,
There are x+1 daughters and x sons.
Every son have x-1 brothers.
So,
according to puzzle
2(x-1)=x+1
X= 3 ,
so,
4 daughters and 3 sons.
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