Question

kates father is 50 years old and kate is 24 year old now.how. many years ago was kates father 3 times as old as her​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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

Answer 2

Explanation:

Kate father= 50 years

Kate= 24 years

let x years ago Kate's father 3 times if Kate age

50-x= 3(24-x)

50-x= 72-3x

72-50= 3x-x

2x= 22

x= 22/2=11

50-11=3(24-11)

39= 3*13=39(prove)

so, 11 years ago Kate's father 3 times as old as her