document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187499>Question 187499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Leah = s +6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John = (s+6) + 5 = s + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum of their ages = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + s+6 + s+ 11 = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 17 = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 17 on both sides we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s =  41-17 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So s = 24/3 = 8 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: Sue is 8 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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