2 PUZZLES
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:19 amPUZZLE 1:
A boy has as many sisters as he has brothers, but each of his sisters has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in the family?
PUZZLE 2:
A man and his sister were out walking together one Saturday morning. The man pointed across the street to a boy and say: "That boy is my nephew". The woman replied: "He isn't my nephew". Can you explain this?
ANSWERS:
1.They are four boys and three girls
2. The boy is the woman's son.
A boy has as many sisters as he has brothers, but each of his sisters has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in the family?
PUZZLE 2:
A man and his sister were out walking together one Saturday morning. The man pointed across the street to a boy and say: "That boy is my nephew". The woman replied: "He isn't my nephew". Can you explain this?
ANSWERS:
1.They are four boys and three girls
2. The boy is the woman's son.