Question

Steve and Bill had a very successful day fishing for speckled trout. Together they caught 46 trout in one morning. Steve was proud that he caught 14 more fish than Bill.

How many speckled trout did each person catch?

Answer 1

Number of trout caught by Bill = 16 trout

Number of trout caught by Steve = 30 trout

Explanation:

Given:

Total number of trout caught = 46

Number of trout caught by Steve = Number of trout caught by Bill + 14

Find:

Number of trout caught by Steve

Number of trout caught by Bill

Computation:

Assume;

Number of trout caught by Bill = a

Number of trout caught by Steve = a + 14

So,

Number of trout caught by Steve + Number of trout caught by Bill = Total number of trout caught

a + a + 14 = 46

2a = 46 - 14

2a = 32

a = 16

Number of trout caught by Bill = 16 trout

Number of trout caught by Steve = a + 14

Number of trout caught by Steve = 16 + 14

Number of trout caught by Steve = 30 trout