Question

Mr. Smith has 4 daughters and each daughter had a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?

Answer 1

Hint: This question is very simple but that is confusing at the same time. This is a blood relation type question. We should be able to understand the basic relations between the persons. Here the relation between father, daughter and brother is given. So let’s start solving!

Complete step-by-step answer:
There is a person named Mr. Smith mentioned in the question.
He has 4 daughters.
So these 4 children are fixed.
Now it is given that each daughter had a brother.
This is the confusing part.
Each daughter of Mr. Smith will have a brother in common because the daughter's brother will be the son of Mr. Smith. Isn’t it?
So this line only states that Mr. Smith has a son.
So one more child is added to the number above.
So Mr. Smith has 4 daughters and 1 son. So he has 5 children in total.
This simplifies the answer.
So, the correct answer is “5”.

Note: Note that the relations are easy to understand but are confusing to solve.
But remember that a father to children relation is either son or daughter.
Then the relation between the children is brother or sister. Sometimes we also use the word cousin for sister or brother from our uncle and aunt.