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11. Remember that 90% of the 112 were eliminated. Hence by the time we add 7 men's 7 children with 7 wife's 7 children. We get 98, we add the seven men and 7 wife's to get 112. Subtract 90% to get 11.

DenreleDave:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112


Let's break this down carefully:

Given:

7 men, and each has 7 wives →
Total wives = 7 men × 7 wives = 49 wives

So total adults = 7 men + 49 wives = 56 adults

Each man and each wife have 7 children.


Now here's the trick:
It says each man and each wife have 7 children — this means:

Each of the 7 men has 7 children with each of his 7 wives
→ That’s 7 × 7 = 49 sets of children
And each set has 7 children
→ 49 × 7 = 343 children


So total number of people:

Men = 7

Wives = 49

Children = 343
→ Total = 7 + 49 + 343 = 399 people


✅ Answer: 399

U don't know when to use multiplication and addition. Like what the heck is the 7x7 for? Did 1 man marries 7wives?

Them don use chat gpt.

Everyone here using ChatGPT to answer 😂

The answer is 4

GABRIEL6036:
Let's break down the problem step by step:


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Given:

7 men

Each man has 7 wives
→ So total wives = 7 men × 7 wives = 49 wives


Now, each man and each wife has 7 children.

So:

Children per man = 7 → 7 men × 7 children = 49 children from the men

Children per wife = 7
→ 49 wives × 7 children = 343 children from the wives


Now let’s calculate total distinct people.

> 🚨 Important: Don't double count children. The way it's worded suggests each adult (man or wife) has 7 children, but the children are likely the same (shared). But the statement says each man AND each wife has 7 children. That implies each person (man or wife) has 7 different children.



So, this results in multiple distinct sets of children.

Let’s assume each person has their own 7 children, and those children are all unique.


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Step-by-step:

Adults:

Men: 7

Wives: 49


Children:

Each man has 7 unique children → 7 × 7 = 49

Each wife has 7 unique children → 49 × 7 = 343


So total children = 49 + 343 = 392


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Total number of people:

Men: 7

Wives: 49

Children: 392


➡️ Total = 7 + 49 + 392 = 448 people


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✅ Final Answer: 448 people.

This one don use chatgpt answer question dey form intelligent then post rubbish in the end yet failed to vet the response from AI 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

357people

Amotolongbo:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112..

To those getting 63.
The question didn’t say each couple. It said each man and wife

Number of men: 7

Number of wives: 7 (assuming each man has 1 wife)

Number of children: 7 couples * 7 children/couple = 49

Total people: 7 (men) + 7 (wives) + 49 (children) = 63

The problem states:

"7 men have 7 wives." If it meant each man has 7 wives, it would likely say "Each of the 7 men has 7 wives," leading to 49 wives. But the phrasing is "7 men have 7 wives," which can be read collectively as the group of 7 men has a total of 7 wives, implying 1 wife per man.

"Each man and each wife have 7 children." If each man has 1 wife, then this can mean that each marital pair (man + wife) has 7 children. It's a bit ambiguous whether it's per individual or per pair, but per pair makes more sense to avoid double-counting.

Thus, 63 seems correct.

Megadave:
11. Remember that 90% of the 112 were eliminated. Hence by the time we add 7 men's 7 children with 7 wife's 7 children. We get 98, we add the seven men and 7 wife's to get 112. Subtract 90% to get 11.

The note "90% were eliminated" suggests that this is a tricky question where most people get it wrong, likely by misinterpreting the relationships and overcounting.

obembet:
90% were eliminated

Can you solve this simple mathematics? Let see who will give us the best answer

The problem states:

Number of men: 7

Number of wives: 7 (assuming each man has 1 wife)

Number of children: 7 couples * 7 children/couple = 49

Total people: 7 (men) + 7 (wives) + 49 (children) = 63

"7 men have 7 wives." If it meant each man has 7 wives, it would likely say "Each of the 7 men has 7 wives," leading to 49 wives. But the phrasing is "7 men have 7 wives," which can be read collectively as the group of 7 men has a total of 7 wives, implying 1 wife per man.

"Each man and each wife have 7 children." If each man has 1 wife, then this can mean that each marital pair (man + wife) has 7 children. It's a bit ambiguous whether it's per individual or per pair, but per pair makes more sense to avoid double-counting.

Thus, 63 seems correct.

jacobs2015:
Why do we have people that don't pay attention to simple questions?

All responses here show how we Nigerians comprehend English, which is quite very poor.

Why is the "90% eliminated" not factored into the calculations? Or it's not part of the question?

I can see why people fail aptitude reasoning woefully.

The note "90% were eliminated" suggests that this is a tricky question where most people get it wrong, likely by misinterpreting the relationships and overcounting.

Having take a critical look at the problem, I understand it is not a mathematical question, rather a logical question which does not require equations or whatsoever.

The total number of people in there is 16

Here is the breakdown :
A Man and his Wife had 7 Boys : equations ..1

The Boys grew up to become Men, and they have a Wife each. equation .... 2

In equation 1 we have A man, his Wife and 7 Children which equals 9 people.

In equation 2 We have 7 Wife for each children in equation 1 Which equals 7 people.

Therefore , 9 people + 7 people = 16 people.

Some people answer enter millions o

obembet:
90% were eliminated

Can you solve this simple mathematics? Let see who will give us the best answer

* 1 man + 7 wives = 8 people total (adult par household)

*** 8 people x 7 families = 56 total adult

* 7 children x 7 wives = 49 (children par household)

*** 49 x 7 = 343 total children

Answer: 56 + 343 = 399 people total.

I did the calculation manually as a layman using stones around me. And it gave me 63

Total answer is 63


Some did not understand the question well
NB: The 7 men had 7 wives (each man had 1 wife and thdy all have 7 children)
And did not mean that each of the 7 men had 7 wives

DenreleDave:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112


Let's break this down carefully:

Given:

7 men, and each has 7 wives →
Total wives = 7 men × 7 wives = 49 wives

So total adults = 7 men + 49 wives = 56 adults

Each man and each wife have 7 children.


Now here's the trick:
It says each man and each wife have 7 children — this means:

Each of the 7 men has 7 children with each of his 7 wives
→ That’s 7 × 7 = 49 sets of children
And each set has 7 children
→ 49 × 7 = 343 children


So total number of people:

Men = 7

Wives = 49

Children = 343
→ Total = 7 + 49 + 343 = 399 people


✅ Answer: 399

You are correct

Amotolongbo:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112..

To those getting 63.
The question didn’t say each couple. It said each man and wife

Remembered in the beginning the question said 90 percent was eliminated

bigpicture001:
In this u dnt need to multiply anything....

Just add ... Dnt think it as a complex sum.. it's just an interview question

When it comes to whole numbers, multiplication is just repeated addition

21 People. That question is describing one family. It's an English problem, not a math one.

Amotolongbo:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112..

To those getting 63.
The question didn’t say each couple. It said each man and wife

You got it wrong, each couple has 7 children making it 7×7 = 49.
While the Men are 7.
The women are also 7.
Total = 63.

obembet:
90% were eliminated

Can you solve this simple mathematics? Let see who will give us the best answer

Gemini no fit lie for you

obembet:
90% were eliminated

Can you solve this simple mathematics? Let see who will give us the best answer

7men + 49 wives + 343 children .

Total of 7 + 49 + 343 = 399 people .

GABRIEL6036:
Let's break down the problem step by step:


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Given:

7 men

Each man has 7 wives

Where was it stated that Each man has 7 wives. And even if each man has 7wives, does that makes them 7 in number or 8. 7 wives plus a man 8

Okundaye4:
Total is 63 people.

14 adults, with 49 children.

cos each pair of the adults have 7 children

Which part of the question said that each pair has seven children?
The answer is 21.

Let's break it down step by step:

Given:
7 men

Each man has 7 wives → Total wives = 7 × 7 = 49 wives

Each wife has 7 children → Total children = 49 × 7 = 343 children

Now, add everyone together:
Men = 7

Wives = 49

Children = 343

Total number of people:
7
+
49
+
343
=
399
7+49+343=
399
​

✅ Final Answer: 399 people.

jnrbayano:
9 handshakes

Not correct

Amotolongbo:
Let's break it down:
- 7 men + 7 wives = 14 adults
- Each of the 14 adults has 7 children, so:
- Total children = 14 x 7 = 98
- Total number of people = 14 adults + 98 children = 112

So, the total number of people is 112..

To those getting 63.
The question didn’t say each couple. It said each man and wife

You are the one missing the interpretation. Each man and each wife means each couple.
The Correct answer is 63.

Let me interpret the question for you:
Firstly.
7 men have 7 wives.
It means each man has one wife because it didn't say 7 men has 7 wives each.

Secondly,
Each man and each wife have 7 children.
It means each couple has 7 children.
If you separate the man from the wife and give them 7 children each, the question wife be who is the Father of the 7 children of the wife and who is the mother of the 7 children of the man? Therefore, it suffice to say that each man and wife means each couple since the wife can not be alien from the man and vice versa.
The Calculation:
7 men + 7 wives = 14 parents
7 × 7 = 49 children
TOTAL = 14 + 49
ANSWER = 63

THANKS.

Okundaye4:
Total is 63 people.

14 adults, with 49 children.

cos each pair of the adults have 7 children

you're smart sir, the first right answer if the wives had children with their various husbands only