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Six persons –C, P, Q, S, T and U– were born in different years among 1933, 1944, 1981, 1987, 1993 and 2018. The base year for calculating age is 2025. Each of them likes to visit a different place among Italy, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Maldives, and Japan (not necessarily in the same order).

C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy. One person was born between the persons who likes to visit Italy and Maldives. U is immediately elder than the person who likes to visit Maldives. S is two persons elder than T. The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than the T. C doesn’t like to visit Spain. The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt. P doesn’t like to visit Greece and Maldives.

What is the age of the person who likes to visit Maldives?

Options

A

32 years

B

7 years

C

44 years

D

38 years

E

81 years

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Correct Answer :

Option B

7 years

7 years

Solution :

To find the age of the person who likes to visit Maldives, we can determine the birth years and ages of all individuals in the base year 2025.

Step 1: Calculate the ages of the six persons in 2025
Based on the birth years provided, we calculate their ages in the base year 2025 (Age = 2025 - Birth Year):

  • Born in 1933: 2025-1933=92 years
  • Born in 1944: 2025-1944=81 years
  • Born in 1981: 2025-1981=44 years
  • Born in 1987: 2025-1987=38 years
  • Born in 1993: 2025-1993=32 years
  • Born in 2018: 2025-2018=7 years

Step 2: Apply the clues to determine the positions and preferences
Let us arrange the information in descending order of age (eldest to youngest):

  1. 92 years (born in 1933)
  2. 81 years (born in 1944)
  3. 44 years (born in 1981)
  4. 38 years (born in 1987)
  5. 32 years (born in 1993)
  6. 7 years (born in 2018)

Clue A: "C is six years elder than the person who likes to visit Italy."
Looking at the differences in ages:

  • 44-38=6
  • 38-32=6
Thus, there are two possibilities:
  1. C is 44 years old, and the person who likes Italy is 38 years old.
  2. C is 38 years old, and the person who likes Italy is 32 years old.

Clue B: "One person was born between the persons who likes to visit Italy and Maldives." and "U is immediately elder than the person who likes to visit Maldives."
Let's analyze Case 1 (C is 44, Italy is 38):

  • If Italy is 38 (born in 1987), then the person who likes Maldives must be either 81 (born in 1944) or 7 (born in 2018).
  • Since U is immediately elder than the person who likes Maldives:
    • If Maldives is 81, then U must be 92.
    • If Maldives is 7, then U must be 32.

Clue C: "S is two persons elder than T" and "The one who likes to visit Spain is immediately younger than T."
This creates a consecutive sequence of 4 positions in descending order of age: S, [someone], T, [Spain]. Let's look at the available ages/slots for S, [someone], T, Spain in Case 1 where Maldives is 7, U is 32, C is 44, and Italy is 38:

  • If we place S at 81 (1944), the sequence becomes S (81), C (44), T (38), Spain (32).
  • This means T is 38 (born in 1987, which matches Italy) and the person who likes Spain is 32 (born in 1993, who is U).
  • This perfectly satisfies all conditions: C is 44, T is 38 (Italy), U is 32 (Spain), and the person who likes Maldives is 7 (born in 2018).

Step 3: Verify the remaining clues

  • Clue D: "The one who likes to visit Japan is two persons elder than the one who likes to visit Egypt."
    Since the places for ages 38, 32, and 7 are Italy, Spain, and Maldives respectively, Japan and Egypt must occupy ages 92 and 44 respectively (since Japan is two positions elder than Egypt). Thus, the 92-year-old likes Japan, and C (44 years old) likes Egypt.
  • Clue E: "P doesn't like to visit Greece and Maldives."
    The person who likes Maldives is 7 years old. So, P cannot be 7. Thus, P must be 92 years old (who likes Japan). Greece then goes to S (81 years old). The final arrangement is fully consistent.

Therefore, the age of the person who likes to visit Maldives is 7 years.

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