document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395635>Question 395635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy said I have as many brothers as i have sisters.Then his sister said i have double the number of brothers as i have sistes.Find the number of brothers and sisters. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #280772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=280772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The boy says that he has x brothers and x sisters, so there are x+1 boys and x girls. The sister says that she has 2y brothers and y sisters, so 2y boys and y+1 girls. These numbers differ by 1, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+1 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving, we get y = 2, so there are 3 girls and 4 boys. </SPAN>\n" );
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