document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221474>Question 221474</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? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know the answer is Sue is 8 - but I need to know how it was solved? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L=lea<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=john<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=sue\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"If Leah is 6 years older than Sue\" ---> L=S+6 --> S=L-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" John is 5 years older than Leah\" --> J=L+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"total of their ages is 41\" -->  L+J+S=41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L+J+S=41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L+(L+5)+(L-6)=41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3L-1=41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3L=42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=14 <---- Leah is 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=L-6=14-6=8 <---- Sue is 8\r<BR>\n" );
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