Twice the number of pages Jairus read is 20 x 2 = <<20*2=40>>40.

Arniel read 40 + 2 = <<40+2=42>>42 pages of the newspaper.

Jairus and Arniel read 20 + 42 = <<20+42=62>>62 pages altogether.

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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?
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