Question

In a joint family, there are father, mother, $4$ married sons and three unmarried daughters. Of the sons, two have $2$ daughters each, and two have a son and a daughter each. How many female members are there in the family?

• A. $15$
• B. $12$
• C. $14$
• D. $11$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $14$

As we can see, there are following females in the family:

$1$ Mother, $4$ wives of the married sons, $3$ unmarried daughters, $6$ daughters of the married sons.

Total female members in the family $=1+4+3+2\times 2+2\times 1=14$.