A + B means 'A is the father of B'

A - B means 'A is the mother of B'

A * B means 'A is the sister of B'

A % B means 'A is the husband of B'

If A % B - C + D * E, then how is A related to E?

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  1. Father's father
  2. Brother
  3. Father's brother
  4. Father-in-law

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Option 1 : Father's father
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A is

Symbol

+

-

*

%

Meaning

father

mother

sister

husband

to B

A % B - C + D * E → A is husband of B, B is mother of C, C is father of D, D is sister of E

By using the symbols in the table given below, we can draw the following family tree:

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Clearly, A is E's father's father i.e, grandfather.

Hence, ‘Father's father’ is the correct answer.

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