Riddle
There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?
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Answer
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Why it works
The trick is whether the situation repeats after the first step or the list counts the same item more than once.
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