Caleb and his dad went fishing at the lake. Caleb caught 2 trouts and his dad caught three times as much as Caleb. How many more trouts did his dad catch compared to Caleb?
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
4
Caleb’s dad caught 2 x 3 = 6 trouts.

His dad caught 6 - 2 = 4 more trouts than Caleb.

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Thus, the answer is 4