document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174061>Question 1174061</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rebecca is x years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary is 8 years older than Rebecca.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jill is three times older than Mary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 67.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form an equation in terms of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you find x work out how old mary is </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #799425 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=799425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with Rebecca, the youngest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary=x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jill is 3(x+8)=3x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 5x+32=67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 (Rebecca) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary is is 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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