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
  • A
    23 years
  • B
    34 years
  • C
    45 years
  • D
    None 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 ✔).

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