Chapter PS, Problem 3.2P

To determine

To find: The age of Jefferson.

Answer to Problem 3.2P

The age of Jefferson this year is $44\text{years old}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The age of Jefferson this year is the multiple of $11$ and next year, his age is the multiple of $9$ .

Consider the age of Jefferson tis year is $44\text{years old}$ which is the multiple of $11$ and after $1\text{year}$ the age will be $45\text{years old}$ which is the multiple of $9$ .

Thus, the age of Jefferson this year is $44\text{years old}$ .