Question

Jacob has 12 fish, and all of them are either yellow or red. There are twice as many yellow fish as red fish. How many yellow fish does Jacob have? How many red fish does Jacob have? Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

yellow : 8

Red : 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Yellow : Y and Red : R

R : Y = 12

They need to add up to 12 because its the total.

We know that yellow is twice the amount so

4×2= 8

so if yellow was to be times by 2 itd be 8 which will still add up to 12.