document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232387>Question 232387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Leah is 6 years older than Sue and John is 5 years older than Leah, the total of their ages is 41.  How old is Sue?  please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #171734 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=171734\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=Sue's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+6=Leah's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And (x+6)+5=x+6+5=x+11=John's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And we are told that the above ages add up to 41, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+6+x+11=41  collecting like terms we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+17=41  subtract 17 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+17-17=41-17  collect like terms again<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24  divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8------------------Sue's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6=8+6=14-------------Leah's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+11=8+11=19--------------John's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leah is 6 years older than Sue 8+6=14 OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John is 5 years older than Leah 14+5=19 OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their ages add up to 41; 8+14+19=41  OK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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