SOLUTION: my son is 24 years younger than i am. he in turn is 25 years older than my grandson. my grandson and i together are 73 years old. how old am i?

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Question 758641: my son is 24 years younger than i am. he in turn is 25 years older than my grandson. my grandson and i together are 73 years old. how old am i?

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my son is 24 years younger than i am. he in turn is 25 years older than my grandson. my grandson and i together are 73 years old. how old am i?
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let x=father's age
x-24=son's age
x-24-25=x-29=grandson's age
x+x-29=73
2x=102
x=51
how old am i?=51