Question

Jay and Blair went fishing. Together they catch 27 fish. Jay catch 2 times as many fish as Blair. How many fish did Jay and Blair each catch. Write an equation and solve. Explain your work.

Answer 1

We can solve this using the equation 2x+x=27. The 2x represents Jay, and the x represents Blair. We can simplify the equation to 3x=27. 27/3=9. Blair caught 9 fish, and Jay caught 18 fish. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

27=2J+B

you can guess and check: 27=2(9)+9

J=jay

B=blair