Mr. George has some children. Each of his sons has the same number of brothers and sisters. Each of his daughters has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many children does Mr. George have?

Let x be the number of sons and y be the number of daughters.

x-1 = y = (The number of brothers each son has)
y-1 = x/2 = (The number of sisters each daughter has)
y-1 = (1/2) (y+1)
y/2 = 3/2
y = 3
x = 4
Total number of children = x+y = 7

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To find out how many children Mr. George has, let's break down the information given in the question.

We know that each of Mr. George's sons has the same number of brothers and sisters. This means that each son must have (number of brothers + number of sisters) - 1 siblings.

Now, we're also told that each daughter has twice as many brothers as sisters. Let's assume that the number of sisters is S. In that case, the number of brothers would be 2S. This means that each daughter would have (2S + S) - 1 siblings.

To determine the total number of children, we need to figure out the combined number of sons and daughters.

Since we don't have any specific numbers to work with, we'll express the number of sons and daughters as variables. Let's call the number of sons "N" and the number of daughters "M."

So, the total number of sons would be N * ((N + M) - 1), which can simplify to N * (N + M - 1).

Similarly, the total number of daughters would be M * ((2M + M) - 1), which simplifies to M * (3M - 1).

Now, to find the total number of children, we can add the number of sons and daughters together:

Total number of children = N * (N + M - 1) + M * (3M - 1)

Since we don't have any specific information regarding the values of N and M, we cannot determine the exact number of children Mr. George has. We would need further information to solve the problem.