Question

The year 2022 is a special year because the digit 2 appears three times.this is the third time eva the tortoise has lived through such a year with three identical digits. What is the youngest eva could be by the end of 2022?

Answer 1

The youngest Eva could be by the end is 40 years

Answer 2

The youngest Eva could be by the end of 2022 is 40 years old.

Explanation:

The previous years in which there were three identical digits were 1919 and 2002.

If Eva was alive in 1919, she would have been at least 103 years old by the end of 2022.

If Eva was alive in 2002, she would have been at least 20 years old by the end of that year, and at least 40 years old by the end of 2022.

Since this is the third time Eva has lived through such a year, she must have been alive in 2002. Therefore, the youngest Eva could be by the end of 2022 is 40 years old.