A family has a man, his wife, heir 4 son...

A family has a man, his wife, heir 4 sons and their wives. The family of every son also have 3 sons and one daughter each. Find out the total number of male members.

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Male members in the family:
(i) Man himself (1)
(ii) Four sons (4)
(iii) Twelve grandsons i .e (3 x 4)
Therefore, total number of male members in the whole family = (1 + 4 + 12) = 17

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