The Doctor and the Lawer
One of Mr. Horton, his wife, their son, and Mr. Horton’s mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.
a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.
b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
c)If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.
Whose occupation do you know?
Four members are given: Mr. Horton, Mr. Horton’s wife, Mr. Horton’s son, Mr. Horton’s Mother Given condition a) If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives. So to fulfill this condition the doctor must be Mr. Horton’s wife and lawyer must be Mr. Horton because Husband-wife are not blood relatives but it contradicts condition b) i.e. If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives. Thus it is clear that doctor is not younger than lawyer Given condition c) If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man. ⇒ Either Mr. Horton or his son is either doctor or lawyer. And from condition a) we conclude that Mr. Horton is doctor and his son is a lawyer because otherwise condition a) is not possible.
