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Difficulty: EasyBlood Relations

Pointing to a photograph of a girl, a man says, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law." How is the man related to the girl in the photograph?

Answer: Father / father

Answer

Father
The only daughter of the man's mother-in-law is his wife. Because the girl's mother is the man's wife, the man is her father.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the relation 'only daughter of my mother-in-law'.
The only daughter of a man's mother-in-law is the man's wife.
A person's mother-in-law is their spouse's mother; hence her only daughter must be his wife.
2
Link the girl in the photograph to the man's wife.
The girl's mother is the man's wife.
The statement states that the girl's mother is the only daughter of the mother-in-law.
3
Deduce the relationship between the man and the girl.
The man is the girl's father.
Since the girl is the daughter of the man's wife, the man is her father.

Key Concept

Blood Relations - Pointing Narrative
Estimated Time:45s
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