SOLUTION: Each child in a family has at least 2 brothers and 2 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?
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Question 237249: Each child in a family has at least 2 brothers and 2 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if it's a boy, then there has to be at least 3 boys because each boy has to have at least 2 brothers.
if it's a girl, then there has to be at least 3 girls because each girl has to have at least 2 sisters.
i would say the minimum number of children in the family is 6.
each boy will have 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
each girl will have 2 sisters and 3 brothers.
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