document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405730>Question 405730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If leah is 6 yrs older than sue and jon is 5 yrs older than lea and the total of their ages is 41 how old is sue </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = s + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = L + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + s + J = 41<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = L - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = L + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + s + J = 41<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"s\" and for \"J\" and solve for \"L\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + (L-6) + (L+5) = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L -1 = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 14 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = L-6 = 8 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = L+5 = 19 years old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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