Leah is 6 yrs. older than her sister Sue,Jim is 5yrs older than Leah & total of their ages- 41.How old is Sue?

Question

Leah is 6 yrs. older than her sister Sue,Jim is 5yrs older than Leah & total of their ages- 41.How old is Sue?

Answer 1

Sue is 14, i believe. hope this helps.

Answer 2

Sue's age = x  (or whatever letter you want)

So Leah's age = x + 6

Jime's age = x + 6 + 5

Add them all togeter to get 41:

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

You can no doubt take it from here.

Answer 3

guess and check

sue is 8

Answer 4

Oh c**p I really do hate these kind of questions because they make you think really hard, and then you end up getting really confused!!

Answer 5

L = S + 6

J = L+5 = S + 6 + 5

S = S

(S) + (S + 6 + 5) + (S + 6)

3S + 17 = 41

3S = 24

S = 8