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Sons and Daughters

  • 25-10-2008 2:03am
    #1
    Uisneagh
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭ Uisneagh


    An old man said to a young man, "I have a daughter. She has as many brothers as she has sisters. Each one of her brothers has twice as many sisters as he has brothers.
    Question: How many sons and daughters do I have?
    ;)


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  • #2
    Thoie
    Registered Users Posts: 6,337 ✭✭✭ Thoie


    one son and two daughters?
    - well that's wrong.


    Second (hopefully correct) answer:
    3 sons, 4 daughters


  • #3
    Zippie84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭ Zippie84


    no, two sons and two daughters?

    (sorry don't know how to the greyed out spoiler thingy) actually i can see now why that's wrong, i'm going with thoie's second answer lol


  • #4
    Thoie
    Registered Users Posts: 6,337 ✭✭✭ Thoie


    Zippie84 wrote: »
    no, two sons and two daughters?

    (sorry don't know how to the greyed out spoiler thingy)


    It's [spoler] answer [/spoler], except with the word spoiler spelled right :)

    If he has two of each then the daughter won't have as many sisters as she has brothers - she'd have one sister and two brothers. I think. I don't know any more!


  • #5
    Zippie84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭ Zippie84


    Thoie wrote: »
    If he has two of each then the daughter won't have as many sisters as she has brothers - she'd have one sister and two brothers.

    Agreed :) Copped on to that just after i posted. and thanks for telling me how to do that :)


  • #6
    peanuthead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭ peanuthead


    One son
    Two daughters

    The first daughter has as many sisters (1) as she does brothers (1)
    There are twice as many girls as there are boys (2-1)


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  • #7
    Uisneagh
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭ Uisneagh


    peanuthead wrote: »
    One son
    Two daughters

    The first daughter has as many sisters (1) as she does brothers (1)
    There are twice as many girls as there are boys (2-1)

    But that means the brother does not have a brother? twice 0 doesnt make anything?
    "Each one of her brothers has twice as many sisters as he has brothers"


  • #8
    elmolesto
    Registered Users Posts: 5,721 ✭✭✭ elmolesto


    One son
    Two daughters

    That makes sense to me.


  • #9
    spiritcrusher
    Registered Users Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭ spiritcrusher


    It's 3 sons, 4 daughters. The daughter has 3 sisters, 3 brothers. Each son then has 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
    Having just one son means he has no brothers, so 2 daughters 1 brother cannot be correct.


  • #10
    peanuthead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭ peanuthead


    spiritcrusher wrote: »
    It's 3 sons, 4 daughters. The daughter has 3 sisters, 3 brothers. Each son then has 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
    Having just one son means he has no brothers, so 2 daughters 1 brother cannot be correct.

    Oh rite, I read the OP wrong, this would have been my second guess then.


  • #11
    vincenzo1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 589 ✭✭✭ vincenzo1975


    Uisneagh wrote: »
    Question: How many sons and daughters do I have?
    ;)

    I am assuming you are the old man in question, or is this trick wording?


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