SOLUTION: a family has a man, his wife,their four sons and their wives l. the family of every son also has 3 sons and one daghter. find the total number of male membbers in the whole family

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Question 1056125: a family has a man, his wife,their four sons and their wives l. the family of every son also has 3 sons and one daghter. find the total number of male membbers in the whole family
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The man, the 4 sons, +4%2A3+=+12+ of their sons
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Adding up:
+12+%2B+4+%2B+1+=+17+ males