Write an equation for the problem. And solve it.
Sierra caught 3 times as many fish as Lily. They caught a total of 20 fish.
3x*2=20 ---is this right? if it is plz help me solve it thanks u
You can say 3n+n=20 n= lily's fish.
To solve this problem, let's represent the number of fish caught by Lily as "n." Since Sierra caught three times as many fish as Lily, we can represent the number of fish caught by Sierra as "3n."
The total number of fish they caught is 20, so we can write the equation:
n + 3n = 20
Combining like terms:
4n = 20
Dividing both sides by 4:
n = 5
So, Lily caught 5 fish.
To find out how many fish Sierra caught, we can substitute the value of n into the equation.
3n = 3 * 5 = 15
Therefore, Sierra caught 15 fish.