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  1. "Jim is 2 years older than 3 times his little brother, Tommy."

J = 2 + 3T

"Together, their ages add up to 18."
J + T = 18

J = 18 - T, so
18 - T = 2 + 3T
4T = 16
T = 4, J = 14 (which is 2 more than 3 * T)

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