Six members of a family namely A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C, D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the family?
Six members of a family namely A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C, D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the family? Correct Answer 4
We have to draw a family tree and find the relation between the man and woman.
Consider the following family chart:
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"B" is the son of "C" while "C" is not the mother of "B".
It means that "C" is the father of "B".
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"A" and "C" are married couples, that is "A" is wife if "C".
Also, "D" is the daughter of "A".
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"E" is the brother of "C' and "F" is the brother of "B".
The final family tree will be:
[ alt="F3 Madhuri SSC 18.05.2022 D16" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/22/05/F3_Madhuri_SSC_18.05.2022_D16.png" style="width: 173px; height: 108px;">
As it can be seen that there are four male members in the family.
Therefore, the correct answer should be "Option 3 : Four".