Question 165045
I'll say it is {{{x}}} minutes before 12 noon
50 minutes ago, it was {{{50 + x}}} minutes before noon
and, {{{50 + x}}} minutes before noon, it was {{{4x}}}
minutes past 9 AM
Between 9AM and noon, there are 180 minutes
{{{4x}}} minutes past 9AM is {{{180 - 4x}}} minutes 
before noon, and also equals {{{50 + x}}}
{{{50 + x = 180 - 4x}}}
{{{5x = 130}}}
{{{x = 26}}} minutes
It is 26 minutes before noon
check answer:
34 minutes ago, it was 11 AM
50 minutes ago, it was 16 minutes before 11 AM
It is given that {{{4*26}}} minutes past 9AM is this time also
{{{4*26 = 104}}}
60 minutes past 9AM is 10 AM
44 minutes past 10 AM is 16 min before 11 AM
OK