SOLUTION: Mike and Kate are brother and sister. Mike has five times as many sisters as brothers, and Kate has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many boys and girls are there in this fam

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Question 797232: Mike and Kate are brother and sister. Mike has five times as many sisters as brothers, and Kate has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many boys and girls are there in this family?
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Mike has one brother and 5 sisters, Kate has 2 brothers and 4 sisters. Altogether: 2 boys, 5 girls.

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