SOLUTION: 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?
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Question 1541: 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? Answer by usyim88hk(158) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the age of Sue be x
x + (x+6) + (x+6+5) = 41
3x + 17 = 41
3x = 24
x = 8
So Sue's age is 8
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