My age came then as near to her’s as eight is to sixteen.
What was each of our ages when married?
20. If 12 oxen will eat 3 acres and one-third of grass in four weeks and 21 oxen will eat 10 acres in 9 weeks—how many oxen will eat 24 acres in 18 weeks, the grass being allowed to grow uniformly?
21. A lady was asked her age, who replied thus:
My age, if multiplied by three,
Two-sevenths of that product tripled be,
The square root of two-ninths of that is four—
Now tell my age, or never see me more.
Answers to Batch of Puzzles.
1. The letter E.