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A party consists of a grandmother, a father, a mother, four sons and their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the four sons. How many females are there in all?

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14
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16
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18
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24
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A 14
The four sons each have two daughters. Hence, there are 8 daughters of the 4 sons.
The four sons have one wife each. Hence, there are 4 wives in total.
The mother and the grandmother of the four sons are also females.
Hence, total number of females =8+4+1+1=14

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