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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Tim, Tom and Tam are triplets (three brothers born on the same day). Their twin brothers Jon and Jim are exactly three years younger. Which of the following numbers could be the sum of the ages of the five brothers?

(A) $36$ (B) $53$ (C) $76$ (D) $89$ (E) $92$

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