Question

Leah is six years older than her sister Sue John is five years older than Leah the sum of their ages is 41 how old is Sue

Answer 1

Answer:sue age is 8

Explanation:

let sue age be x

therefore Leah age is 6+x

so john age will be 5+6+x

and the sum of their age is 41

sue age =

x+6+x+5+6+x=41

3x+17=41

3x=41-17

3x=24

x=24/3

x=8

Answer 2

Explanation:

Let Sue's age = x

Leah's age = x + 6

John's age= Leah's age + 5 = (x+6) + 5 = x + 11

Sum of their ages = 41

x + (x+6) + ( x+11 ) = 41

x + x+6 +x +11 = 41

3x + 17 =41

3x = 41 -17

3x = 24

x = 24/3

x =8

Sue's age = 8 years