document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374787>Question 374787</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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let sue's age be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leah will be x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John will be x+6+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their sum = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+6+x+6+5=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+17=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17   -17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=41-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3 = 24/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 Sue 's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leah  is x+6 = 8+6 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John = x+6+5 = 8+6+5 = 19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+14+19=41<BR>\n" );
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