Question

In a bass fishing tournament, 200 bass were caught in 5 days, The total fish caught on each
day was 8 more than the day before. How many fish were caught on the first day?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the fish got the first day - x

then the second - x+8

third - x+16

fourth - x+24

fifth - x+32

total - 200

x+x+8+x+16+x+24+x 32 = 200

5x+80 = 200

5x =120

x =24

first day = 24