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There is a family of six members A, B, C, D, E and F <br /> There are two married couples in the family and the family members represent three generations. <br /> Each member has a distinct choice of colour amongst Green, Yellow, Black, Red, White and Pink<br /> No lady member likes either Green or White.<br /> C, who likes Black colour, is the daughter-in-law of E.<br /> B is the brother of F and son of D and likes Pink<br /> A is the grandmother of F and F does not like Red.<br /> Wife of the husband having a choice for Green colour likes Yellow.<br /> Which of the following could be the color combination of one of the couples?
This puzzle requires us to first determine the two married couples in the family and then deduce the colour preferences for each person to find a matching combination.
A step-by-step analysis of the family relations clues ("A is the grandmother of F", "C is the daughter-in-law of E", "B is the son of D") reveals the family structure and its two married couples:
The key clue for solving the colours is: "Wife of the husband having a choice for Green colour likes Yellow."
This successfully identifies the colour combination for one of the married couples: A and E.
- The colour combination for the grandparent couple (A and E) is Yellow and Green.
- Checking the options, this matches the combination given in option D.
Final Answer: A possible colour combination of one of the couples is Yellow-Green.
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