John's father is thrice as old as John. 6 years from now, his father will be 24 years older than John. How old is John now?

"I think we can say that the father is 24 years older than John, regardless of how old they are. If J represents John's age now, then 3J represents John's father's age. This is equal to J+24, so we set an equation

3J = J + 24

2J = 24

J = 12, 3J = 36

John is 12, and his father is 36."

3log+6

To solve this problem, let's represent John's current age as "x."

According to the given information, John's father is thrice as old as John. Therefore, John's father's age can be represented as "3x."

Next, we are told that 6 years from now, John's father will be 24 years older than John. This can be expressed as:

(3x + 6) = (x + 6) + 24

Now we can solve for x:

3x + 6 = x + 6 + 24
3x + 6 = x + 30
3x - x = 30 - 6
2x = 24
x = 24 / 2
x = 12

Therefore, John is currently 12 years old.