Question

Jay and Blair went fishing. Together, they caught 33 fish. Jay caught 2 times as many fish as Blair. How many fish did Jay and Blair each catch? Complete and solve the equation.

Answer 1

Answer:

Jay: 22

Blair: 11

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 33 fish, since Jay caught 2 times as much as Blair it means Jay has the same amount of fish as Blair times 2.

Jay's fish = Blair's fish X2

So it means Jay's fish plus Blair's fish is 3 times the original amount as Blair's.

Blair's fish + Jay's fish = 33

So to find Blair's amount of fish, divide 33 by 3. You then get 11, 22 is how much Jay has.

I hope this helped, have a great day :D

Answer 2

Jay caught 22 fishes
Blair caught 11 fishes