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How many brothers and sisters?

A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters.


How many brothers and sisters are there?

Can you find out how many brothers and sisters are there in this family?

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Answer: There are total 7 Children in family where 4 are boys and 3 are girls.

So each boy has 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

And Each girl has 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

This makes both statements true which says Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers. Which is correct as each boy has 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

Other statement is Each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. Which is again correct as each girl has 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

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