Question

Tom goes fishing with Jason. Tom catches five trout and four catfish. Jason catches twice as many trout as Tom did. How many trout did Jason catch?

Answer 1

We know that Tom catches five trout and four catfish and we also know that Jason catches twice as many trout as Tom did.

Knowing that Jason catches twice as many trout as Tom did we must multiply the number of trouts that Tom caught (5 trouts) by 2

$5\cdot2=10$

So, Jason caught 10 trouts.