SOLUTION: If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
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Question 429211: If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If John is 5 years older than Leah, who is 6 years older than Sue, then John is 11 years older than Sue. Using Sue as our basis, we get:
John+Leah+Sue =41
Sue+11+Sue+6+Sue =41
3Sue =24
Sue = 8
Leah = 14
John = 19.
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