In a group of friends, two men have wives, one is a bachelor, another's wife is dead, two are divorcees. They take four children with them to a picnic. How many have gone to the picnic ?

Options

A. 12
B. 10
C. 14
D. 13

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, let's analyze the information given:

1. **Identify the Men and Their Status**:
- There are **two men with wives**. Let's denote them as:
- Man 1 (M1) with Wife 1 (W1)
- Man 2 (M2) with Wife 2 (W2)
- There is **one bachelor** (M3).
- There is **one man whose wife is dead** (M4).
- There are **two divorcees** (M5 and M6).

2. **Count the Men**:
- M1: Man with Wife 1
- M2: Man with Wife 2
- M3: Bachelor
- M4: Man whose wife is dead
- M5: Divorcee
- M6: Divorcee
- Total number of men = 6

3. **Count the Wives**:
- W1: Wife of M1
- W2: Wife of M2
- The wife of M4 is dead, so she is not counted.
- The wives of M5 and M6 are not mentioned, so we assume they are not present.
- Total number of wives = 2 (W1 and W2)

4. **Count the Children**:
- There are **four children** taken to the picnic.

5. **Calculate the Total Participants**:
- Total number of men = 6
- Total number of wives = 2
- Total number of children = 4
- Total participants = 6 (men) + 2 (wives) + 4 (children) = 12

Thus, the total number of people who have gone to the picnic is **12**.