SOLUTION: Naomi caught half as many fish as Jack.Together they caugjt 18 fish .How many fish did Jack catch?
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Question 869142: Naomi caught half as many fish as Jack.Together they caugjt 18 fish .How many fish did Jack catch?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
LET X BE THE NUMBER OF FISH CAUGHT.
LET X/2 BE THE NUMBER OF FISH NAOMI CAUGHT.
X+X/2=18
1.5X=18
X=18/1.5
X=12 THE NUMBER OF FISH JACK CAUGHT.
12/2=6 NUMBER OF THE FISH NAOMI CAUGHT.
PROOF:
12+6=18
18=18
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