Mrs. Jones is 4 times as old as her son. The sum of their ages is 50 years. How old was Mrs. Jones when her son was born?

Chris Westin asked Apr 18, 2022

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Chris Westin asked Apr 18, 2022

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is mrs. jones is 40, her son is 10, sum = 50.

ten years before son was 0, mrs. jones was 30

Richard Wolf answered Apr 23, 2022

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