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How Many Brothers and Sisters? Part 2

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A boy has as many sisters as brothers, but each sister has only half as many sisters as brothers.

How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?

Explanations

Four brothers and three sisters.

[After Boris A. Kordemsky. The Moscow Puzzles: 359 mathematical recreations. 1972]
Check 5 brothers, 3 sisters
Check 4 brothers, 2 sisters
Check 6 brothers, 3 sisters
Check 4 brothers, 3 sisters

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