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.

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

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

hope this