Problema Solution
if Leah is 6 yaers older than Sue and John is 5 years older than Leah and the total of their ages is 41 than how old is sue
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Let
s = the age of Sue
6 + s = the age of Leah since she is 6 years older than Sue
(6 + s) + 5 = the of John since John is 5 years older than Leah
The total of their ages is 41 means:
s + (6 + s) + ((6 + s) + 5) = 41
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s = 8 years
Sue is 8 years old.