Question 1019602

A father was 24 years old when his son was born. Now he is three times as old as his son. Find his son's age?
<pre>Since the father was 24 when the son was born, the son's age will always be 24 years less than the father's,
and the father's age will ALWAYS be 24 years greater than the son's, EVERY year.
Let the son's age be S
Then father's is: S + 24
As given, S + 24 = 3S
S - 3S = - 24
- 2S = - 24
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