A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's husband age is ?

45
24
42
54

Correct Answer: 54

Explanation:

By trial and error method from the given options,

as 54 - 45 = (1/11) x (45+54) = 99/11 = 9

Hence this satisfies the given conditions.

Then the woman's husband age is 54.

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