SOLUTION: if leah is 6 years older than Sue and JOhn is 5 years older then leah, and the total of their ages is 41. How old is Sue? Can someone clarify this for me?Thank you

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Question 201343: if leah is 6 years older than Sue and JOhn is 5 years older then leah, and the total of their ages is 41. How old is Sue?
Can someone clarify this for me?Thank you
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set them all to start from the same person.
Sue=x=8
Leah=x+6=14
John=x+11=19
x+(x+6)+(x+11)=41
3x+17=41
3x=41-17
3x=24
x=8