Use the given codes to decode the family relationships: P – Q means 'P is the mother of Q'; P * Q means 'P is the sister of Q'; P % Q means 'P is the husband of Q'; P $ Q means 'P is the son of Q'. Given the chain P – Q – R * S $ T, what is P's relationship to T?

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Mother-in-law. S $ T means S is son of T; R * S means R is sister of S, so R is also a child of T. Q – R means Q is mother of R, meaning Q is the mother of T's children and thus Q is T's wife. P – Q means P is mother of Q, so P is the mother of T's wife, i.e., P is T's mother-in-law.

Use the given codes to decode the family relationships: P – Q means 'P is the mother of Q'; P * Q means 'P is the sister of Q'; P % Q means 'P is the husband of Q'; P $ Q means 'P is the son of Q'. Given the chain P – Q – R * S $ T, what is P's relationship to T?

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