103. A fish weighs 9 pounds. The head weighs twice as much as the tail, and the body weighs three times as much as the head. What is the weight of each part?

104. If a fish weighs 18 pounds, the head weighing twice as much as the tail, and the body three times as much as the head and tail together, how much does each part weigh?

105. A pole 16 feet long stands in the mud, water, and air. The length in the mud is the length in the water, and the length in the air equals the length of the part in the mud and water together. Find the length of each part.

106. A hare had 40 yards the start of a hound, but while the hare ran 5 yards the hound ran 10. How many yards did the hound run to catch the hare?

107. Frank is 60 steps ahead of Harry, and takes 4 steps to Harry's 6. If their steps are equal, how many steps must Harry take before he can overtake Frank?

108. A hare takes 2 leaps while a hound takes 1 leap, but 1 of the hound's leaps equals 3 of the hare's. How much does the hound gain on the hare every leap?

109. James is 10 of his own steps behind Edward, and takes 3 steps while Edward takes 4; but James's steps are twice as long as Edward's. How many steps must James make to overtake Edward?

110. A mother is 36 years old, and her daughter as old. In how many years will the mother be but twice as old as her daughter? What will then be the age of each?

111. If a son is 35 years old and his father is 60, how long since the son's age was one-half the age of the father? What was then the age of the son and of the father?

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