QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Maths

Prelims 2024

Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Age of each of PP and QQ is less than 100100 years but more than 1010 years. If you interchange the digits of the age of PP, the number represents the age of QQ. Question : What is the difference of their ages?

Statement-I : The age of PP is greater than the age of QQ. Statement-II : The sum of their ages is 116\frac{11}{6} times their difference.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Explanation

Using Statement-I alone: Statement-I tells us that the age of P is greater than the age of Q, i.e., P>QP > Q. However, this does not give a unique solution, as there are multiple possible combinations of P and Q where P is greater than Q. For example:

  • If P = 81, Q = 18, the condition holds.
  • If P = 72, Q = 27, the condition holds.

Therefore, Statement-I alone is not sufficient to determine the exact difference in their ages.

Using Statement-II alone: Statement-II provides a mathematical relationship between the sum and difference of their ages:

The sum of their ages is 11/6 times their difference:

P+Q=(116)×(PQ)P + Q = (\frac{11}{6}) \times (P - Q)

Substituting the values of P and Q (P=10x+yP = 10x + y and Q=10y+xQ = 10y + x), we can simplify the equation:

(10x+y)+(10y+x)=(116)×((10x+y)(10y+x))(10x + y) + (10y + x) = (\frac{11}{6}) \times ((10x + y) - (10y + x))

Simplifying the equation gives:

11(x+y)=(116)×9(xy)11(x + y) = (\frac{11}{6}) \times 9(x - y)

6(x+y)=9(xy)6(x + y) = 9(x - y)

2(x+y)=3(xy)2(x + y) = 3(x - y)

x=5yx = 5y

Given that x and y must be digits (i.e., between 0 and 9), the only solution that satisfies this equation is when y = 1 and x = 5. Therefore, P = 51 and Q = 15.

The difference in their ages is:

PQ=5115=36P - Q = 51 - 15 = 36

Thus, Statement-II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Conclusion: The question can be answered by using Statement-II alone, but Statement-I alone is not sufficient.

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