Question

A man has spent 1/4th of his life as a boy, 1/5th as an unmarried bachelor, 1/3rd as a married man before his wife died. After that he spent 13 years as a widower. How old is he now?

Answer 1

Answer: The age of the man is 60 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x denotes the age of the man.

then, Time he spent as widower= $x-\frac{1}{4}x-\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{1}{3}x$

$=\frac{60x-15x-12x-20x}{60}\\=\frac{13x}{60}$

Since, it is given that, the time he spent as widower=13

Therefore,

$\frac{13x}{60}=13\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac{60\times13}{13}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=60$

Hence, the age of the man is 60 years.