SOLUTION: If leah is 6 years older than 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 198511: If leah is 6 years older than sue, and john is 5 years older than leah and the total of their ages is 41--then how old is Sue?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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l= leah's age
s= Sue's age
j= John's age
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Given:
l+=+s+%2B+6
j+=+l+%2B+5
l+%2B+s+%2B+j+=+41
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l+=+s+%2B+6
l+-+s+=+6
Add to
l+%2B+s+%2B+j+=+41
l+-+s+=+6
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2l+%2B+j+=+47
l+-+j+=+-5
3l+=+42
l+=+14
l+=+s+%2B+6
14+=+s+%2B+6
s+=+8
j+=+l+%2B+5
j+=+14+%2B+5
j+=+19
Sue is 8 years old
check:
l+%2B+s+%2B+j+=+41
14+%2B+8+%2B+19+=+41
41+=+41
OK