SOLUTION: IF lea is 6 years older than Sue and john is 5 yrs older than lea and the toatl ages are 41 then how old is Sue.
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Question 113251: IF lea is 6 years older than Sue and john is 5 yrs older than lea and the toatl ages are 41 then how old is Sue.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Sue's age=x
Lea is 6 years older than Sue= x+6
John is 5 years older than Lea= (x+6)+5=x+11
Their total ages=41
x+x+6+x+11=41
3x+17=41
3x=24
x=8
Sue is 8
Lea is 14
John is 19
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