SOLUTION: kylie is 4 years younger than jimy ricky is twice as old as kylie the total of their ages

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Question 1152703: kylie is 4 years younger than jimy ricky is twice as old as kylie the total of their ages
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kylie is 4 years younger than jimy ricky is twice as old as kylie the total of their ages
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What?

Kylie is 4 years younger than Jimy.
Ricky is twice as old as Kylie.
What is the total of their ages? 

Kylie          j-4
Jimy           j
Ricky          2(j-4)
TOTAL        (j-4)+j+2(j-4)

Simplify the "TOTAL" expression.