document.write( "Question 1171652: Joe is 3 years older than Emily, and Jane is twice as old as Joe. If the combined age of Emily, Joe, And Jane is 29, how old is Joe?
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document.write( "Emily = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Joe = x+3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jane = 2(x+3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (x+3) + 2(x+3) = 29\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x                 = 29 - 3 - 6 = 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x                              = 20/4 = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Emily is 5;   Joe is  5+3 = 8;  Jane  is  2*8 = 16.\r\n" );
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