7 men, 7 women

they married each other, which means all 7 men are married to all 7 women = 14 (to make this easier to digest, 1 woman, 7 husbands)

they all have 1 kid with each couple combination, which means that all 7 men and women have 7 kids.

so 14 * 7 = 98 kids

98 kids + 14 adults = 112 total humans.

this will look like:
the kids for 1 woman will have 7 different fathers, but from the same set of 7 men mentioned in the puzzle
the kids for 1 man will have 7 different mothers, but from the same set of 7 women mentioned in the puzzle

edit: this puzzle shifts your focus on the wordings of the puzzle and our automatic assumption that women can only have 1 husband due to social taboos.

This post has been edited by mikehuan: Dec 8 2025, 01:22 PM