document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490361>Question 490361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a family reunion 3 cousins were comparing there ages. Jennifer is 17 years younger than Rene and Rene is 10 years older then Melissa. Their ages total 60 years. How old is Rene?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334043 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334043\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let J = Jennifer's age, R = Rene's age, and M = Melissa's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = R-17 \"Jennifer is 17 years younger than Rene.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = M+10 \"Rene is 10 years older than Melissa.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+R+M = 60 \"Their ages total 60 years.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find Rene's age.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J+R+M = 60 Now substitute J = R-17 from the first equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(R-17)+R+M = 60 Now substitute M = R-10 from the second equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R-17+R+R-10 = 60 Combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3R-27 = 60 Add 27 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3R = 87 Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rene is 29 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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