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Pointing puzzle: Infer the lady’s relation to the speaker. Statement: “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How is the lady related to the person?

Difficulty: Medium

Maternal aunt
Grandmother
Sister of father-in-law
None of these

Correct Answer: Sister of father-in-law

Explanation:

Reasoning
“Brother of my wife” is the speaker's brother-in-law (wife's brother). He is the son of the lady's only brother ⇒ the lady's only brother is the father of the wife and her brother ⇒ the speaker's father-in-law.

Conclusion
Hence, the lady is the sister of the speaker's father-in-law.

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