Caleb’s dad caught 2 x 3 = <<2*3=6>>6 trouts.

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

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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?
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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?
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