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Brain teaser # 8

Prateek Agarwal (Sr. Executive - Finance & Accounts) (1732 Points)

20 June 2012

Try this one!!

Each child in a family has atleast 4 Brothers & 2 Sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have??

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Harshal Fifadra (Chartered Accountant) (1489 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

The answer is seven children

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Punit (Analyst) (58 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

Answer is 8

Rashid Imam (Officer (Indirect taxation)) (296 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

Answer is 8........ total 5 brothers and 3 sisters :)

RaGHuRaM (The Easy are never Good and the Good are never Easy....) (4952 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

Answer is 8......

If each child has at least 4 brothers....then there should be 5 Boys in the family....

If each child has at least 2 sisters.....then there should be 3 girls in the family....

So minimum no. of children in the family is 8....

sagar m (article) (49 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

The answer is 8 , ie. 5 brothers & 3 Sisters.

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EIGHT IS RIGHT!!

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CA. Amit Khandelwal (Article) (78 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

answer is 7 and there is no doubt because if our family have 7 member including me

if me (boys) the other memebr is 6 = 4 brother and 2 sister

if me (girls) hte other member is 6 = 4 brother and 2 sister

Prajakta save (CA STUDENT) (73 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

answer is 8.

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AFTER SOLVING THE ABOVE ... PLEASE SOLVE THIE FOLLOWING PUZZLE TOO.....

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C.A SUVAJIT SAHU (CA ( In Practice )) (708 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

Originally posted by : RaGHuRaM :-)
	Answer is 8...... If each child has at least 4 brothers....then there should be 5 Boys in the family.... If each child has at least 2 sisters.....then there should be 3 girls in the family.... So minimum no. of children in the family is 8....

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Jatin Singh Negi (Country Analyst ) (505 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

its eight

Rashid Imam (Officer (Indirect taxation)) (296 Points)
Replied 20 June 2012

Originally posted by : Amit Khandelwal
	answer is 7 and there is no doubt because if our family have 7 member including me if me (boys) the other memebr is 6 = 4 brother and 2 sister if me (girls) hte other member is 6 = 4 brother and 2 sister

Its will eight my dear, coz if u boy its may be other will - 4 bother and 2 sisters , but what about sisters? they get 1 sister and five brother :) instead of 4 brother and 2 sister ........... m i right?