Riddle
Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Answer
Take a moment to solve it, then reveal the answer below.
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Answer
Nine. Two parents, six sons, and one daughter. All of them have one sister (not six sisters).
Why it works
The trick is one shared sister, not six. Then count parents and kids in one pass.
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