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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2016

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In January 1859, an eight-year-old boy dropped a newly-hatched eel into a well in Sweden (apparently in order to keep the water free of insects). The eel, named Åle, finally died in August 2014. How many years old was Åle when it died?

(A) $135$ (B) $145$ (C) $155$ (D) $165$ (E) $175$

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