SOLUTION: John's mother's age is five years more than three times of John's present age. Find John's present age, if his mother is 44 years old.
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John's mother's age is five years more than three times of John's present age. Find John's present age, if his mother is 44 years old.
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Let j be John's age, and mom's age = 44...we have
44 = 5 + 3j
39 = 3j
j = 13 years old