a woman has 7 kids. half of them are boys. how is this possible

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The riddle "A woman has 7 kids. Half of them are boys. How is this possible?" is a play on words and logic. Since 7 is an odd number, it cannot be split exactly in half. The key to the riddle is that "half of them are boys" does not mean exactly 3.5 boys, which is impossible. The answer is that all 7 children are boys , so it is true that half (or more) of them are boys- indeed, all are boys

. In other words, the statement "half of them are boys" is literally true because if all 7 are boys, then at least half are boys, satisfying the riddle's condition. This explanation aligns with the common solution found in multiple sources discussing this riddle.