Question

Bob and Tom are brothers. Bob has been married for 25 years. Tom has never been married, but he has been in a long-term relationship with the same woman for the past 27 years. Which of the following statements is most likely true?
a. Bob and Tom can be expected to live the same amount of years.
b. Bob will likely outlive Tom.
c. Tom will likely outlive Bob.
d. We cannot make any conclusions about who could live longe

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Bob will likely outlive Tom.

Explanation:

Bob has been married for 25 years while Tom has been in a relationship for 27 years with the same woman. Considering the given statement, it can be suggested that Bob will likely outlive Tom and this conclusion is based on age factor. First is that Bob seems to be younger than Tom as he has been in a relationship or has been married for 2 less years than Tom. Lets suppose that they both got into a relationship or marriage at the age of 25. This means that Bob is 50 today and Tom is 52. Hence, Bob is likely to outlive Tom.