SOLUTION: This is more of a riddle: Bob has three and half dozen sons and each son has three sisters. How many children does Bob have?

Question 829430: This is more of a riddle:
Bob has three and half dozen sons and each son has three sisters. How many children does Bob have?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is more of a riddle:
Bob has three and half dozen sons and each son has three sisters. How many children does Bob have?

It depends on what "three and half dozen" means.
It might mean "3+6" or 9 but it might mean " dozen or 42.
I'll assume it means 9, since 42 is too many to be practical.

Each of the 9 sons have the SAME three sisters, (not each with a
different set of sisters).

So Bob has 9 sons + 3 daughters, or 12 children.

Edwin

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