Answer:
Blair caught 9 and Jay caught 18
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Jay and Blair went fishing. Together, they caught \(27\) fish. Jay caught \(2\) times as many fish as Blair.
To Find: Number of fish caught by Jay and Blair each.
Solution:
Total number of fishes caught by both \(=27\)
let number of fishes caught by Blair \(=\text{x}\)
As,
Number of fish caught by Jay \(=2(\text{Number of fish caught by Blair})\)
Number of fish caught by Jay \(=2\text{x}\)
Total number of fish caught by Jay and Blair
\(=\text{x}+2\text{x}\)
\(3\text{x}\)
now,
\(3\text{x}=27\)
\(\text{x}=9\)
Number of fish caught by Blair \(=9\)
Number of fish caught by Jay \(=2\text{x}\)
Number of fish caught by Jay \(=2\times9\)
\(18\)
Hence the number of fish caught by Jay is \(18\) and by Blair is \(9\).
