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Family Problem (Posted on 2003-02-03) Difficulty: 2 of 5
A family gathering included one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law and one daughter-in-law.

What can be the minimum number of people present in the gathering?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja    
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Solution Puzzle Solution Comment 12 of 12 |
The party consisted of the following:
b(1), g(1) and g(2) --> one boy and two girls
f(1) and m(1) --> respectively father and mother of b(1), g(1) and g(2)
f(f(1) and m(f(1) --> respectively  father and mother of f(1)

Accordingly,  the required minimum number of people in  the party = 1+2+2+2=7


  Posted by K Sengupta on 2021-12-29 01:17:37
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