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One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.

a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.
b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
c)If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.

Whose occupation you know?



Answer: Mr. Horton:he is the doctor


August 08, 2008 08:50:39 #2
 wanderer11   Member Since: August 2008    Total Comments: 4 

RE: One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the law
 
Atleast one of them is doctor.
Statement a rules out son as he is a blood relative to all of them.
Statement b and c together rule out the possibility of the doctor being a woman

The only person whose occupation can be doctor, is Mr. Horton (which is not ruled out by any of the statements).
     

 

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