Sam and Susie are twins. Sam has as many brothers as he has sisters. Suzie has at least 1 sister, and twice as many brothers as sisters. How many kids are in the family altogether?
Sam, Susie, brother, sister, sister, brother, brother
3B+3S
5 kids
To solve this problem, let's break down the information given:
1. Sam has as many brothers as he has sisters.
2. Susie has at least 1 sister.
3. Susie has twice as many brothers as sisters.
Let's use variables to represent the number of sisters and brothers in the family.
Let's say there are 's' sisters and 'b' brothers in the family.
1. From the first statement, we know that Sam has as many brothers as he has sisters. So, Sam has 's' brothers and 's' sisters.
2. From the second statement, we know that Susie has at least 1 sister. So, she has 's' sisters.
3. From the third statement, we know that Susie has twice as many brothers as sisters. So, she has '2s' brothers.
To find the total number of kids in the family, we can add the number of sisters and brothers together.
Total number of kids = Number of sisters (s) + Number of brothers (s + 2s)
Simplifying it further, the total number of kids = s + 3s = 4s
Therefore, the answer is 4s, where 's' represents the number of sisters in the family. We don't have an exact number of sisters given in the problem, so we cannot determine the total number of kids in the family without additional information.