document.write( "Question 121962This question is from textbook Fundmentals of Alegebraic Modeling
\n" ); document.write( ": Renee is 26 years younger than her mother. The sum of their ages is 54. How old is Renee's mother? 54 years old
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Write an equation for each statement:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Renee is 26 years younger than her mother.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let m = mom's age
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\n" ); document.write( "r = (m-26)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The sum of their ages is 54.\"
\n" ); document.write( " m + r = 54
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\n" ); document.write( " How old is Renee's mother?
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (m-26) in the above equation
\n" ); document.write( "m + (m-26) = 54
\n" ); document.write( "2m - 26 = 54
\n" ); document.write( "Add 26 to both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "2m = 54 + 26
\n" ); document.write( "2m = 80
\n" ); document.write( "m = 80/2
\n" ); document.write( "m = 40 yrs is Mom's age
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\n" ); document.write( "that would make r = 14
\n" ); document.write( "40 + 14 = 54\r
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