1. Dmitry is three times as old as Grigory was when Dmitry was as old as Grigory is now. When Grigory becomes as old as Dmitry is now, the sum of their ages will be 49 years. How old is Grigory?
Solution: Let Gregory be $y$ years old in the past, and Dmitry be $x$ years old. Then currently, Gregory is $x$ years old, and Dmitry is $3 y$ years old. In the future, Gregory will be $3 y$ years old, and Dmitry will be $z$ years old, and according to the condition, $z+3 y=49$. Since $z-3 y=3 y-x ; 3 y-x=x-y$, then $9 y-x=49$ and $x=2 y$. From this, we get that $x=14, y=7$. Currently, Gregory is 14 years old. Answer: 14.