Question

Adam and Melissa went fly-fishing and caught a total of 32 salmon. Melissa caught three times as many salmon as Adam. How many salmon did Adam catch

Answer 1

Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation

no. of salmon Melissa caught=3x

no. of salmon Adam caught = x

therefore,

32=3x+x

32=4x

32/4=x

8=x

so Adam caught 8 salmon.