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 Blai

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mr_godi [17]

3 years ago

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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 Blai

r each catch. Write an equation and solve. Explain your work.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Mekhanik [1.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-15T19:57:11+03:00

Mekhanik [1.2K]3 years ago

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27=2J+B

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

J=jay

B=blair

lara31 [8.8K] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-15T22:07:26+03:00

lara31 [8.8K]3 years ago

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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!