SOLUTION: Lisa is 6 years older than Amy and 4 years younger than Leo. How old is Leo if the Sum of the children’s ages is 28 years?

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Question 1148264: Lisa is 6 years older than Amy and 4 years younger than Leo. How old is Leo if the Sum of the children’s ages is 28 years?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lisa        x
Amy         x-6
Leo         x+4
SUM         28

According to this assignment of expressions, question is asking for x+4.
x%2B%28x-6%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=28
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3x-2=28
3x=30
x=10
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x%2B4=highlight%2814%29--------------Leo