If she was w, he was 3w. Now he’s 3w + 18 and she’s w + 18, and 3w + 18 = 2(w + 18) gives w = 18. She married at 18 and he at 54, and today they’re 36 and 72.
When the Timpkinses married eighteen years ago, Mr Timpkins was three times as old as his wife. Today he is exactly twice as old as she is. How old was Mrs Timpkins on her wedding day?
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Both of them have had the same number of birthdays since.