Question

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

Answer 1

Blair caught 9 fish, and Jay caught 18 fish.

Explanation:

Let b = number of fish Blair caught.

Jay caught 2 times as many fish as Blair, so Jay caught 2b fish.

Together, they caught b + 2b fish.

Together, they caught 27 fish.

b + 2b = 27

3b = 27

b = 9

2b = 18

Blair caught 9 fish, and Jay caught 18 fish.