Question

A family has a man, his wife, their four sons and their wives. The family of every son also has $3$ sons and $1$ daughter . Find the ratio of number of male members to female members in the whole family.

• A. $1:4$
• B. $8:3$
• C. $3:1$
• D. $17:9$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $17:9$

Total number of men=$1+4+(4\times 3)=17$
Total number of women=$1+4+(4\times 1)=9$
The ratio of number of male members to female members =$17:9$.