Question 261073
Let  John’s age be x

Mothers age = 3x

Last year john’s age = x-1

Mother’s age last year = 3x-1

The sum of their ages last year was 50

x-1  + 3x-1 = 50

4x-2=50
4x=52
X=13  = John’s age



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