Problema Solution

Jim is 6 years older than twice Sue's age. The sum of their ages is 72. How old is Jim?

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let 'x' represent Sue's age, then '2x+6' represents Jim's aget


72 = x + 2x + 6

3x = 66

x = 22


2*22 + 6 = 50


Jim is 50 years old