Two pawns and a king against a lone king is an elementarily won ending. The king escorts the pawns, pushes the enemy king back and queens one of them; the other distracts the defender if need be.
Here White has the king on b3 and pawns on b4 and b5; Black has a lone king on b7. White to move, and the position is won (per the tablebases): the king leads the pawns forward and the black king cannot stop both.
The lesson: pawns are strong when the king leads them. Even doubled pawns with king support get past a lone king easily - the thing to avoid is stalemate, so always leave the opponent a move.
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Yes, if they have reached at least the middle of the board or are supported by the king. The pawns defend each other and advance in turn.
In steps: the one that goes forward is the one that will still be defended by its neighbour afterwards. That way the enemy king cannot take either.
If the pawns are far from promotion, yes. Nearer the last ranks, connected pawns often get through by themselves.
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