HardBrother Riddle
There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?
Riddle
There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?
Choose an answer
A.Three boys and four girls
B.Four boys and four girls
C.Five boys and three girls
D.Four boys and three girls.
Hint: It's a 5-word phrase with 21 letters, starting with "F".
Answer
Four boys and three girls.
Why this is the answer
Solving the two ratio equations for brothers and sisters as counted by boys versus girls gives 4 boys and 3 girls.
This riddle is filed under Dirty, Family Riddles and rated Hard.