7 men, 7 wives

September 14, 2024

Let’s grow our minds with this brainteaser going viral on social media: “7 men have 7 wives. Each man and each wife have 7 children. What’s the total number of people?”

The answer: I say it’s 63. This one is tricky because it depends on how you interpret the question. If each man is married to one woman, it’s a total of 63 people. If you read it as each man has seven wives, then the sum is 399 people.