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If 'P × Q' means P is the husband of Q, 'P + Q' means P is the daughter of Q, and 'P - Q' means P is the sister of Q, then how is A related to C in 'A + B × C'?
Daughter
Wife
Sister
Mother
Daughter
Break down the coded expression from left to right and map each symbol to its gender and familial role immediately.
Break down the coded expression from left to right and map each symbol to its gender and familial role immediately.
Decode First Relation (A + B)
The symbol + means daughter. Therefore, A + B indicates that A is the daughter of B, which means A is female.
Decode Second Relation (B x C)
The symbol x means husband. Therefore, B x C indicates that B is the husband of C, meaning B is male and C is female.
Determine Final Relation of A to C
Since B is married to C and A is the daughter of B, A must also be the daughter of C.
B: Wife is incorrect because A is the daughter, not the spouse of C. C: Sister is incorrect because A belongs to the subsequent generation. D: Mother is incorrect because C is the mother and A is her child.
A is correct because A is the daughter of B, and since B is married to C, A is the daughter of C.
Always track the gender of individuals using the given symbols to quickly eliminate options that violate basic gender constraints.