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15 October, 09:31

Jay caught two times as many fish as bob. together they caught 27 fish. how many fish did they each catch.

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  1. 15 October, 09:41
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    Let Bobs catch be x, then Jay's catch is 2x.

    x + 2x = 27

    3x = 27

    x = 27/3 = 9

    Therefore, Jay caught 2 x 9 = 18 fishes and Bob caught 9 fishes.
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