In a joint family there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, 2 have 2 daughters each and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family?

Options

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9

Answer

D

Explanation

By analysing the given information, we get Female members in the family :
(i) Mother (1)
(ii) Three wives (3)
(iii) Unmarried daughter (1)
(iv) 2 daughters of each of the two sons i.e 2 x 2 `rArr` 4.
Therefore total number of female members in the family
`rArr` (1 + 3 + 1 + 2 x 2) `rArr` 9