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Question 750684: A person is 50 years old. His son is 24 years old. How many years ago was the father three times as old as his son?
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A person is 50 years old.
His son is 24 years old.
How many years ago was the father three times as old as his son?
:
let y = no. of years ago for this to be true\
50-y = 3(24-y)
Solve for y