Each child in a family has at least 2 brothers and 3 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?

Choose one answer.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 9

• if 1 brother is considered then he should have 2 brothers,so there are total 3 brothers.Similarly we can go for sisters and can deduce total number of sisters to be 4. so minimum total number of children is 7.
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• each boy will have bro so 3 boys and 3 girls
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• Answer==> B
  because if the child is a boy then total no of children = 1+2+3 = 6
  else the child is a girl then the total no of children = 1+2+3 = 6
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• Smriti you are right..
  If 1 boy is considered then he should have two brothers so least no. of boys are 1+2=3
  Agn for the girl if 1 girl is considered then she should have atleast 3 sisters.
  So the least no. of girls are 1+3=4.
  So the total members are =3+4=7..
  Ans C..
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• 7
  if considering 1 brother it means it has 2 brothers i.e. total boys=3
  and considering 1 sister it should have 3 sisters i.e total girls=4
  in other considering this two things all the above statement is verified hence, total members =7
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