Alright, let's tackle this problem. So, there are 7 men in the village. Each man has 7 women. Does that mean each man has 7 women associated with him, like spouses or something? Wait, the problem says "chaque homme a 7 femmes," which translates to "each man has 7 women." I'm not sure if that means each man has 7 wives or if it's just stating that there are 7 women per man in some way.

Assuming it's 7 women per man, and there are 7 men, that would be 7 men times 7 women, which is 49 women. But wait, is that the total number of women in the village, or are there more women beyond that?

Let me read it again: "chaque homme a 7 femmes." It might mean that collectively, all the men have 7 women in total, but that doesn't make sense because if there are 7 men and each has 7 women, it's likely that it's 7 women per man.

Okay, so 7 men times 7 women equals 49 women.

Now, each woman has 7 children. So, 49 women times 7 children equals 343 children.

So, total inhabitants would be men plus women plus children: 7 + 49 + 343 = 4, or wait, 7+49 is 56, plus 343 is 399. So, 399 inhabitants in total.

But I'm not sure if I'm interpreting "chaque homme a 7 femmes" correctly. Maybe it's not 7 women per man, but there are 7 women in total, and each man has all 7 women. That would be different.

If there are 7 men and 7 women in total, and each man has all 7 women, then it's 7 men and 7 women, making 14 adults. Then, each woman has 7 children, so 7 women times 7 children is 49 children. So, total inhabitants would be 14 + 49 = 63.

Hmm, that's a different answer. Which one is correct?

I think the first interpretation makes more sense because "chaque homme a 7 femmes" likely means each man has 7 women associated with him, probably as wives or partners, so 7 men times 7 women equals 49 women.

But then again, if there are only 7 women in total and each man has all 7 women, that could also be possible, but it would imply some sort of communal arrangement, which seems less likely.

To resolve this ambiguity, maybe I should consider the most straightforward interpretation, which is each man has 7 women, leading to 49 women, and then each of those women has 7 children, leading to 343 children, for a total of 7 + 49 + 343 = 399 inhabitants.

Yeah, I think that's the best way to approach it.

Number of Men: There are 7 men in the village.

Number of Women:

Each of the 7 men has 7 women.

Total women = 7 men × 7 women/man = 49 women.

Number of Children:

Each of the 49 women has 7 children.

Total children = 49 women × 7 children/woman = 343 children.

Total Inhabitants:

Total inhabitants = Number of men + Number of women + Number of children

Total inhabitants = 7 + 49 + 343 = 399.

Answer: The village has a total of 399 inhabitants.

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