document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234636>Question 234636</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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please show me how to set up the equation for this </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><B>Stitch(470)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><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=172996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Leah's age = A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sue's age = B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John age = C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+%2B+B+%2B+C+=+41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+%2B+B+%2B+C+=+41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leah is 6 years older than so, that gives us equation 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+B+%2B+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+B+%2B+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "John is 5 years older than Leah, that gives us equation 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+=+A+%2B+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+=+A+%2B+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can rewrite John's age in terms of Sue.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = A + 5 & A = B + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There fore C = B + 6 + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the new value for C into equation 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B + C = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+%2B+B+%2B+B+%2B+6+%2B+5+=+41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+%2B+B+%2B+B+%2B+6+%2B+5+=+41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Then substitute equation 2 in for A in equation 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = B + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B+%2B+6+%2B+B+%2B+B+%2B+6+%2B+5+=+41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B+%2B+6+%2B+B+%2B+B+%2B+6+%2B+5+=+41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3B+%2B+17+=+41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3B+%2B+17+=+41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Substract 17 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3B+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3B+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sue is 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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