Today Jim is twice as old as Fred, and Sam is 2 years younger than Fred. Seven years ago Jim was 13 times as old as Sam. How old is Jim now?  Pick one
A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 20 E) 24
We're asked how old Jim is NOW. We're given three facts to work with:   1) Today, Jim is TWICE as old as Fred   2) Today, Sam is 2 years younger than Fred   3) 7 years ago, Jim was 13 times as old as Sam.   let's TEST Answer D: 20   IF....Jim is currently 20 years old....   Fred is 10 years old   Sam is 8 years old   7 years ago, Jim was 13 and Sam was 1, so Jim WAS 13 times Sam's age. This is an exact MATCH for what we were told, so this MUST be the answer.   20
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Today Jim is twice as old as Fred, and Sam is 2 years younger than Fred. Seven years ago Jim was 13 times as old as Sam. How old is Jim now?