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Originally posted by dangar: ↑

Depends how you read it.
"7 men have 7 wives" - is that (a.) 7 wives each, or (b.) 7 wives between them, in which case it would be reasonable to assume that was one each?
"each man and each wife have 7 children" - is that (c.) 7 children per parent, i.e 14 children per couple if (b.) above were the case; or (d.) 7 children between them, which would probably only apply for case (b.)

So, if you assume reading it as (a.) and (c.), it would be 7 men plus 49 wives plus (49+7)*7 kids = 448 people.
If you assume (b.) and (c.) it would be 7 men plus 7 wives plus 14*7 kids = 112 people.
If you assume (b.) and (d.) it would be 7 men plus 7 wives plus 7*7 kids = 63 people.

Any other interpretations that get to a different number?

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Or perhaps 7 men have 7 wives i.e. 7 couples (14). Each man and each wife (i.e. each couple) have 7 children (7). Answer 21
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