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A 40 year old woman hadn't seen her sister in 4 years. They decided to get together and meet at a mall with their kids. The first woman has a boy and 2 girls. The second has 2 boys and 2 girls. How many sisters are there in all?
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Don't forget about the moms.Answer
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Pertty good, but more like a simple trick teaser.
it's my first teaser
it was easy, good job
Really easy...O_o
thanks
easy but i liked it anyways.
k sry that one made me really mad though cause i was all counting and i got 9, grrr k sorry i'm ok now that was good
what about the 40yr old woman she is also a sister plus da 2 women dats 3 plus da 4 girls dats 7
Easy, would have been good in the trick category
A bit easy, keep working on them. As for you secerlemak, I think you should reread the teaser, I think it did a good job on teasing you.
used very little logic to arrive at correct answer, too easy, i figured i must have overlooked the trick, there was none
really good and no brain strain
That one was kinda confusing. I still don't get it. There isn't any detail in the answer to understand. Oh well. Good job anyway!
Extremely easy. Good job. i like the ones that make sense, and I can answer without looking at the answer. Next time though, a little harder wouldn't hurt!
the answer is 13........right??
Mom #one
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Boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #one: 5
Mom #two
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First boy has 2 sisters
Second boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #two: 6
Both moms
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Mom #one has 1 sister
Mom #two has 1 sister
sub total with moms: 2
Grand Total: (5+6+2) 13
Please tell me if I am wrong, because I really want to know how I am.
Mom #one
~~~~~~~~~~~
Boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #one: 5
Mom #two
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First boy has 2 sisters
Second boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #two: 6
Both moms
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Mom #one has 1 sister
Mom #two has 1 sister
sub total with moms: 2
Grand Total: (5+6+2) 13
Please tell me if I am wrong, because I really want to know how I am.
Mom #one
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Boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #one: 4 (not 5)
Grand Total: (4+6+2) 12
I calculated 12 as well - this is how many sister relationships there are.
The given answer, 6, is how many people are sisters.
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Boy has 2 sisters
First girl has 1 sister
Second girl has 1 sister
sub total with mom #one: 4 (not 5)
Grand Total: (4+6+2) 12
I calculated 12 as well - this is how many sister relationships there are.
The given answer, 6, is how many people are sisters.
hhmmmmm..ok!
Yeah I agree with Tintin and Marc, the question is poorly phrased. I would have said 12 as well.
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