document.write( "Question 180693: 6. 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?\r
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document.write( "A. 8
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document.write( "B. 10
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document.write( "C. 14
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document.write( "D. 19
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document.write( "E. 21 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #135426 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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? \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "NOW DATA: \n" ); document.write( "Let Sue be x yrs. old \n" ); document.write( "Then Leah is x+6 yrs old \n" ); document.write( "And John is x+11 yrs old \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "x + x+6 + x+11 = 41 \n" ); document.write( "3x + 17 = 41 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 24 \n" ); document.write( "x = 8 yrs old (Sue's age) \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============ \n" ); document.write( "A. 8 \n" ); document.write( "B. 10 \n" ); document.write( "C. 14 \n" ); document.write( "D. 19 \n" ); document.write( "E. 21 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |