Tricky Math Puzzle 2

Logic Level 1

A mother has 3 sons and each son has 1 sister how many daughters does the mother have ?

None of the above 3 2 4 1

Aaron Benmohan John by AARON BENMOHAN JOHN , 14, India

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3 solutions

'Each son has one sister' = 'The sons have one sister in total', therefore

The mother has 1 d a u g h t e r \mathsf{{\color{#20A900}1 \: daughter}}

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Aryan Sanghi
Jun 2, 2020

If there are two or more daughters, each brother will have two sisters, which is a contradiction. Hence, there is only one daughter.

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The three sons has one sister

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