document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1541>Question 1541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+6) + (x+6+5) = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 17 = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Sue's age is 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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