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When First the Marriage Knot was Ty'd (Posted on 2004-12-02) Difficulty: 1 of 5

This riddle comes from a book entitled "The American Tutor's Assistant", dated 1791.

When first the marriage knot was ty’d
Between my wife and me,
My age was to that of my bride
As three times three to three
But now when ten and half ten years,
We man and wife have been,
Her age to mine exactly bears,
As eight is to sixteen;
Now tell, I pray, from what I’ve said,
What were our ages when we wed?

See The Solution Submitted by Erik O.    
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solution | Comment 20 of 24 |
The husband was 45 and the wife 15. Three times three to three doesn't necessarily mean the ages have to be squared, they could just be tripled. This also makes more common sense since being married at 15 wasn't unusual in 1791 but 5 was a little young for a bride. At least that's the way I see it? What do you think?
  Posted by rhonda thomas on 2006-10-11 14:14:36
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