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A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family? (This is a hard one)

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Answer:

there are 3 girls and 4 boys in the family. The girl has 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

Explanation:

If there are 4 girls and 3 boys than the girl has 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

the boy has 4 sisters and 2 brothers. 2 is half of 4.

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