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In a certain code language, 'A # B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A - B' means 'A is the brother of B', 'A x B' means 'A is the wife of B' and 'A = B' means 'A is the father of B'. How is N related to S if 'N - P # S x T'?
Father's mother
Father's brother
Mother's brother
Father's father's brother
Mother's brother
Decode the family symbols from right to left or left to right step by step, replacing each symbol with its relational meaning.
Decode the family symbols from right to left or left to right step by step, replacing each symbol with its relational meaning.
Step 1: Decode N - P
According to the given code, 'A - B' means 'A is the brother of B'. Therefore, 'N - P' means N is the brother of P.
Step 2: Decode P # S
According to the given code, 'A # B' means 'A is the mother of B'. Therefore, 'P # S' means P is the mother of S.
Step 3: Decode S x T
'A x B' means 'A is the wife of B', so S is the wife of T (this part is extra context for S's spouse).
Step 4: Determine relation of N to S
P is the mother of S, and N is the brother of P. Therefore, N is the brother of S's mother, which makes N the mother's brother of S.
A: Father's mother is incorrect as N is male (brother of mother) and in the maternal line. B: Father's brother is incorrect since N is related through the mother P, not father. D: Father's father's brother is incorrect as N is in P's generation, not grandfather's generation.
C is correct because N is the brother of S's mother P, making N the mother's brother of S.
Always trace step-by-step from left to right or right to left consistently, keeping track of genders and generational levels.