Tips & Tricks Let the age of the man be a. At the time of marriage, a man was 6 years older than his wife. Age of man’s wife = a – 6 But after 12 years of marriage, his age is 1.2 times that of his wife. According to question: (a+12)=1.2(a–6+12) a+12=1.2(a+6) a+12=1.2a+7.2 a–1.2a=7.2–12 0.2a=4.8a a=24 So, the man’s age was 24 years and his wife’s age was (24 – 6) = 18 years. Hence, ‘24 years, 18 years’ is the correct answer.