How can I play triplets along with quavers?

1. How do you play triplets with quavers?
2. How many quavers are in a triplet?

How do you play triplets with quavers?

I have been taught to play triplets/quavers such as this:if you were tapping your hands on the desk, you'd tap both hands together, then the right hand, then the left, then the right again, then both hands together, and continue on as such (presuming the quavers are in the left hand and the triplets are in the right).

How many quavers are in a triplet?

To show a triplet, we write the notes as three quavers (8ths) beamed (joined) together, and we also write "3" on the beamed side of the notes.