Age puzzle with reversed digits and ratio condition: Determine the woman's present age. When the woman's age digits are reversed, the result is her husband's age. He is older than she is. The difference between their ages equals one-eleventh of their sum. Find the woman's current age. Choose the correct value.
Verbal Reasoning
Arithmetic Reasoning
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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A23 years
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B34 years
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C45 years
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DNone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: 45 years
Explanation
Let ages Woman = 10a + b, Husband = 10b + a, with b > a (husband older).
Given ratio/difference condition Difference = (1/11) × Sum (10b + a) − (10a + b) = (1/11)[(10b + a) + (10a + b)] 9(b − a) = (1/11)·11(a + b) ⇒ 9(b − a) = a + b ⇒ 8b = 10a ⇒ 4b = 5a.
Digit solutions Let a = 4k, b = 5k with digits 0–9 ⇒ k = 1 works: a = 4, b = 5. Woman = 10·4 + 5 = 45, Husband = 54 (older ✔).