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?
A
14
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B
16
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C
18
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D
24
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E
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A14 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