A lady said, "If you reverse my age digits, you'll get my husband's age. He is older, and the difference between their ages is one-eleventh of their sum." What is the man's age?
- A54 years
- B36 years
- C45 years
- D63 years
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let the tens digit of the husband's age be and the units digit be .
Since the husband is older, his age is and the wife's age is , where .
According to the given condition:
Since and must be single digits, we find and .
* Husband's age =
* Wife's age =
Since the husband is older, his age is and the wife's age is , where .
According to the given condition:
Since and must be single digits, we find and .
* Husband's age =
* Wife's age =