SOLUTION: Please help me with solving this word problem: Renee is 24 years younger than her mother the sum of their ages are 54 How old is Renees mom?

Question 262251: Please help me with solving this word problem: Renee is 24 years younger than her mother the sum of their ages are 54 How old is Renees mom?
Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A = Age or Renee
Let B = Age of the mom
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Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Solution:
Replace B in equation 2 with (A + 24)
Equation 2:

Simplify

Subtract 54 from both sides

Divide both sides by 2

Now plug 15 into equation 1 for A
Equation 1:

Combine like terms

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You can check the answer by placing your values back into equation 2
Equation 2:

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