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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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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\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
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\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)
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