Posted by Becky1 on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 9:48pm.
Let s equal Sue's age.
s + s + 6 + s + 11 = 41
3s + 17 = 41
3s = 24
s = ?
How did you get 11?
John is 11 years older than Sue.
what eqaution did you use to find out that john is 11 years older thsn Sue?
I didn't use an equation. I read the problem and used common sense and basic arithmetic.
Leah is 6 years older than Sue.
John is 5 years older than Leah.
Therefore John is 11 years older than Sue.
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