"I went to a family reunion the other day," My Aunt Lenna told me. There were 2 grandfathers, 2 grandmothers, 3 mothers, 3 fathers 3 daughters, 3 sons, 2 mother-in-law, 2 father-in-law. 1 son-in-law, 1 daughter in-law, 2 bothers,and 2 sisters.
Can you guess how many people were there?
Went to a reunion
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mustang_lvr
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The answer is 10
Grandmothers and grandfathers--------------------------4
three mothers and three fathers for two new people----2
2 mother-in-laws and father- in- laws are the grand parents so we don't count them.The son-in-law and daughter-in-law are the two additional parents,so we don't count them again,either.
The two sons and two daughters are their children thats-4
Total..........................................................................10
Grandmothers and grandfathers--------------------------4
three mothers and three fathers for two new people----2
2 mother-in-laws and father- in- laws are the grand parents so we don't count them.The son-in-law and daughter-in-law are the two additional parents,so we don't count them again,either.
The two sons and two daughters are their children thats-4
Total..........................................................................10
