Question 881802
kate's father is 50 years old. kate is 24 years old now. how many years ago was kate's father three times as old as her.
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let x=years ago when kate's father was 3 times as old as kate
50-x=3(24-x)
50-x=72-3x
2x=22
x=11
years ago when kate's father was 3 times as old as kate=11