Jay and blair went fishing. together, they caught 27 fish. jay caught 2 times as many fish as blair. how many fish does jay and blair each catch? write an equation and solve . explain your work.

Blair caught 9 fish, and Jay caught 18 fish.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let b = number of fish Blair caught.

Jay caught 2 times as many fish as Blair, so Jay caught 2b fish.

Together, they caught b + 2b fish.

Together, they caught 27 fish.

b + 2b = 27

3b = 27

b = 9

2b = 18

Blair caught 9 fish, and Jay caught 18 fish.

one that is bigger than 3 1/2

ruth is 6 years old

step-by-step explanation:

6 + 24 = 30,   so 6/30 = .2  

if you do 1/5 it also equals .2, so that is the answer.