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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?

Mr. Horton:he is the doctor


  
Total Answers and Comments: 7 Last Update: May 22, 2009   
  
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Submitted by: asdfasdf2_2
 
According to the question

C) Says that there are only two chances that is doctor and lawyer should be men or doctor and lawyer should be women.
B) There are only two women who are not blood relatives, so there are no chances of a women being a doctor.
A) Remaining two men are blood relatives,  If the doctor is younger then the lawyer then they are not blood relatives, which is incorrect, therefore doctor is elder among them and who is Mr. Horton.

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hydsarema
August 28, 2006 10:28:28   #1  
rajesh        

RE: One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Ho...
the question is wrong....if by any chance its correct the data is insufficient
 
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August 07, 2008 08:50:39   #2  
wanderer11 Member Since: August 2008   Contribution: 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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February 12, 2009 18:57:22   #3  
venbalaji2000 Member Since: February 2009   Contribution: 1    

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
Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor
 
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February 14, 2009 03:58:22   #4  
p.kumar09 Member Since: February 2009   Contribution: 1    

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
Father is Doctor
Son is lawyer

 
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February 17, 2009 08:11:15   #5  
ashishtayanna Member Since: February 2009   Contribution: 1    

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
Mr.Horton-Doctor
Son-Lawyer

 
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May 15, 2009 14:28:17   #6  
asdfasdf2_2 Member Since: May 2009   Contribution: 1    

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
According to the question

C) Says that there are only two chances that is
doctor and lawyer should be men or doctor and lawyer should be women.
B) There are only two women who are not blood relatives so there are no chances of a women being a doctor.
A)
Remaining two men are blood relatives If the doctor is younger then the lawyer then they are not blood relatives which is incorrect therefore doctor is elder among them and who is Mr. Horton.

 
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May 22, 2009 02:24:35   #7  
vangavenunath Member Since: May 2009   Contribution: 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

Son is lawyer
He (Mr.Horton) is Doctor

He is doctor
Wife is Lawyer

These are the two possibilities for the question.


 
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