2018 AMC 12B Problem 14

Let Chloe be $n$ today, so she is $n-1$ years older than Zoe. In $y$ years Chloe’s age $n+y$ is a multiple of Zoe’s age $1+y$ exactly when $1+y$ divides $n-1.$ Having $9$ such birthdays means $n-1$ has exactly $9$ divisors. A number with exactly $9$ divisors has the form $p^2q^2$ for distinct primes $p,q,$ or $p^8.$ Because Joey’s age at the requested future birthday has two digits, $n-1\lt99;$ the only possibility is $2^2\cdot3^2=36.$ So Chloe is $37$ and Joey is $38.$ Joey’s age $38+y$ is a multiple of $1+y$ exactly when $1+y$ divides $37.$ The next time is $y=36,$ making Joey $74,$ with digit sum $7+4=11.$ Thus, the correct answer is E.