If Jim is twice as old as Jerry plus six, Jerry is three years older than Tom, and Tom is 12, how old is Jim? I got = Jim is 36
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To solve this problem, let's break down the information given step by step.
1. Jerry is three years older than Tom, and we know Tom is 12. Therefore, Jerry's age can be calculated by adding 3 years to Tom's age: Jerry = Tom + 3 = 12 + 3 = 15 years old.
2. Now, we are told that Jim is twice as old as Jerry plus six. We can represent this as an equation: Jim = 2 * (Jerry + 6).
Substituting Jerry's age (15) into the equation, we get: Jim = 2 * (15 + 6) = 2 * 21 = 42.
Therefore, Jim is 42 years old, not 36.