How Many In the Family?

By Chris on September 15th, 2004

Jane has twice as many sisters as she has brothers.
Her brother James has five more sisters than he has brothers.
How many boys and girls in the family?

(Hint: There are no more than 10.)

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6 Responses to “How Many In the Family?”

Jeremy
Sep 15th, 2004 at 17:23:42

There are 7 girls and 3 boys…….Yay math questions!!
Chris
Sep 15th, 2004 at 17:26:37

That is correct, and you got it before Jeff. You blemished his record
Jeremy
Sep 15th, 2004 at 18:06:35

Yeah, now that I have internet access at work I can comment before midnight.
Robin
Sep 18th, 2004 at 14:11:26

Okay I already new this one because it was on my Mensa calendar the same day you made this post

I am too months behind on my calendar because it has been at home since my new job. I finally found it and took it to work last weekend.

Also sorry I havent read blogs in over a week and next week might be the same way.
Chris
Sep 18th, 2004 at 15:58:51

You’re on to me Robin! Yep, I did take that puzzle from my Mensa calendar. I think that may be the first one that I took from, though I’ll probably post more from there later.
Robin
Sep 19th, 2004 at 15:38:09

Well if had been in the last two months, I wouldnt have had a clue but I finally pulled it out the other day and remembered that one somehow. I will make sure not to post the answer to the site

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