Jairus read 20 pages of the newspaper. Arniel read 2 more than twice the number of pages Jairus read. How many pages have they read altogether? Let's think first. Chain of thought:
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Twice the number of pages Jairus read is 20 x 2 = 40. Arniel read 40 + 2 = 42 pages of the newspaper. Jairus and Arniel read 20 + 42 = 62 pages altogether.
Therefore, the answer is 62.
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