Saturday 26 December 2015

Riddle me this - Old Tom

Christmas was yesterday. If you missed this, I'll send help as you're obviously trapped down a well.

In the spirit of Christmas traditions, here's a puzzle for you today. Solution will be posted tomorrow!

"How old are your really Old Tom?"

"That would be telling, my dear. But maybe you can figure it out for yourself. In six years' time, I'll be one and a quarter times as old as I was four years ago."

So, how old is Tom?


Notes

Image: c. 1460, France, The Walters Art Museum, accession no. W.269

Dedopulos, T., The Medieval Puzzle Collection (London, Cartlon Books Limited: 2014) p. 77

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