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Difficulty: MediumBlood Relations

During a family reunion, a guest asks Victor, a married man, about the identity of a young man standing across the room. Victor replies, 'The father of that young man's sister is the husband of my wife's mother.' What is the relationship of the young man to Victor?

Answer: brother-in-law / Brother-in-law / brother in law / Brother in law / Brother In Law

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Brother-in-law
Breaking down Victor's statement: 'my wife's mother' is his mother-in-law, and her 'husband' is his father-in-law. On the other side, 'the father of that young man's sister' is simply the young man's father. Therefore, the young man's father is Victor's father-in-law. This means the young man is the brother of Victor's wife, making him Victor's brother-in-law.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the second part of Victor's statement: 'the husband of my wife's mother'.
Victor's wife's mother is his mother-in-law. Her husband is Victor's father-in-law.
Breaking down complex relational chains starting from the speaker's perspective makes it easier to find the anchor person.
2
Analyze the first part of Victor's statement: 'The father of that young man's sister'.
The sister of the young man shares the same father as the young man. Therefore, this refers to the young man's own father.
Simplifying the subject of the sentence directly links the relative to the young man.
3
Equate the two simplified components.
The young man's father is Victor's father-in-law.
The sentence states that the person from Step 2 'is' the person from Step 1.
4
Determine the final relationship based on the equation.
Since the young man's father is Victor's father-in-law, the young man must be the brother of Victor's wife. Therefore, the young man is Victor's brother-in-law.
Connecting the young man's immediate family to Victor's immediate family provides the specific relational term.

Key Concept

Blood Relations (Pointing Narrative)
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