HardLateral Thinking
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has half as many brothers as sisters.
Riddle
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has half as many brothers as sisters.
Choose an answer
A.3 sisters 2 brothers
B.2 sisters 1 brother
C.5 sisters 4 brothers
D.4 sisters, 3 brothers
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 15 letters, starting with "4".
Answer
4 sisters, 3 brothers
Why this is the answer
With 4 girls and 3 boys, each girl sees 3 sisters and each boy sees half as many brothers (2).
This riddle is filed under Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.
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