document.write( "Question 302089: 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? How do you set it up and solve it? \n" ); document.write( "
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L = S + 6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "J = L + 5 = S + 6 + 5 = S + 11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L + J + S = 41 ___ S + 6 + S + 11 + S = 41\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3S + 17 = 41 ___ 3S = 24 ___ S = 8
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