Read the following passage and answer that follow: A, B, C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two wives, three males and two females. The teacher was the, wife of a lawyer who was the son of a doctor. E is not male, neither also a wife of a professional. C is the youngest person in the family and D is the eldest. B is a male. How is D related to E?
- AHusbandCorrect
- BSon
- CFather
- DWife
Explanation
Here's a step-by-step breakdown:
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Analyze the family composition:
- 5 members: A, B, C, D, E.
- 3 males, 2 females.
- Two fathers, two sons, two wives. This structure implies a 3-generation family with two married couples.
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Identify the professional roles and their relationships:
- "The teacher was the, wife of a lawyer who was the son of a doctor."
- This establishes a 3-generation lineage: Doctor (male) -> Lawyer (male, son of Doctor) -> Teacher (female, wife of Lawyer).
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Combine with family composition:
- We have Doctor (M), Lawyer (M), Teacher (F). This is 2 males, 1 female.
- To get 3 males and 2 females, we need one more male and one more female.
- The additional female must be the wife of the Doctor (let's call her Grandmother).
- The additional male must be the child of the Lawyer and Teacher (let's call him Child).
- So, the family roles are: Doctor (M), Grandmother (F), Lawyer (M), Teacher (F), Child (M).
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Map specific members to roles using clues:
- "C is the youngest person in the family": C = Child (M).
- "D is the eldest": D = Doctor (M) or Grandmother (F).
- "B is a male": B = Doctor (M) or Lawyer (M).
- "E is not male, neither also a wife of a professional."
- "E is not male" means E is female. The two females are Grandmother and Teacher.
- "neither also a wife of a professional": This is the crucial part. The "Teacher" is explicitly described as "the wife of a lawyer who was the son of a doctor." This phrase "wife of a professional" most likely refers specifically to the Teacher in this context. If E is not the Teacher, then E must be the other female, the Grandmother.
- So, E = Grandmother (F).
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Complete the mapping:
- We have: C (Child, M), E (Grandmother, F).
- Remaining members: A, B, D.
- Remaining roles: Doctor (M), Lawyer (M), Teacher (F).
- "D is the eldest": Since E is Grandmother, D must be the Doctor (M) to be the eldest male and E's spouse.
- "B is a male": B must be the Lawyer (M).
- "A" is the last member: A must be the Teacher (F).
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Verify the complete family structure:
- D (Doctor, M) is married to E (Grandmother, F).
- B (Lawyer, M) is their son, married to A (Teacher, F).
- C (Child, M) is the son of B and A.
- All conditions (2 fathers, 2 sons, 2 wives, 3 males, 2 females, professions, ages, genders) are met.
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Answer the question:
- How is D related to E?
- D is the Doctor (M), and E is the Grandmother (F). They are married.
- Therefore, D is the Husband of E.
The final answer is A) Husband.

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