Common Sense Evaluation -

Two words; my answer is only two words. To keep me, you must give me.

When our son, Joe, turned six, my husband and I decided it was high time for him to ditch the Winnie the Pooh underwear for something a bit more studly. So I bought him some Incredible Hulk briefs. When Joe got home, he found the package we’d left for him lying on his bed.

“Finally!” he exulted. “Adult underwear!”

There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters.

How many boys and girls are there in this family?

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