The most common modern version is.

As i was going to st ives riddle.

The riddle is more of a logical problem than a mathematical one. One person is going to st. Most probably st ives refers to an old village in cornwall england. Ives i met a man with seven wives each wife had seven sacks each sack had seven cats each cat had seven kits. As i was going to st ives is a riddle rhyme having its origins in the 18th century england. As i was going to st ives.

As i was going to st. Kits cats sacks and wives how many were there going to st. As i was going to st. Ives i met a man with seven wives the seven wives had seven sacks the seven sacks had seven cats the seven cats had seven kits kits cats sacks and wives how many were going to st. As i was going to st ives roud 19772 is a traditional english language nursery rhyme in the form of a riddle. Still the answer to the riddle is uncertain.

How many were going to st ives. Ives i met a man with seven wives each wife had seven sacks each sack had seven cats each cat had seven kits.