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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2025

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Tim, Tom and Jim are triplets. Their brother Carl is three years younger. Which of the following could be the sum of the ages of the four brothers?

(A) $53$ (B) $54$ (C) $56$ (D) $59$ (E) $63$

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