 | James Dodson - 1775 - 356 σελίδες
...XXVIII. A filb was caught whofe tail weighed gib, his head weighed as much as his tail aid ,¡ hi» body ; and his body weighed as much as his head and tail : What did the fitti weigh ? Suppofe the body weighed *lb. * x Then ----- pj — — weight of the bead ; And (head... | |
 | 1801 - 446 σελίδες
...Ana. 233 for one and 142 for the other. 7. There is a fish, whose fail weighs 9lb. his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and his tail ; what is the • whole wejght of the fish ? Ans. 72lb. 8.... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1806 - 234 σελίδες
...what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 9. There is a fifl1 whofe tail weighs gib. his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and his tail; what is the whole weight of the filh ? Ans. 72$. 10. After... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1818 - 326 σελίδες
...will they meet ? Ans. 6 days 13f hours. 24. There is a fish whose tail weighs Sib., his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and his tail ; what is the whole weight of the fish ? . Aas. THb. 25. It... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - 1819 - 574 σελίδες
...what was the time past ? Ans. 54 years. 59. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9lbs., his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail : what is the whole weight of the fish 2 .'lus. 721 bs. 60. There... | |
 | Miles Bland - 1821 - 898 σελίδες
...= the price of гх Ibs. of beef, and TX = the price of 2¿r Ibs. of mutton, and sa? = 7x + 24; Л x = 24 ; whence 48 Ibs. were sent for. 43. A Fish...much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? .: 9 + 9 + ¿r = 2* ; by transposition, 18 = x ; Л the fish weighed 36 + 27 + 9 = 72 Ibs. 44. The... | |
 | James Ryan, Robert Adrain - 1824 - 542 σελίδες
...685 and 1644 dollars respectively. Prob. 23. A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 91hs. ; his heai weighed as much as his tail, and half his body , and...as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh Let 2x= the number of Ibs. the body weighed ; then 9+^==the weight of the tail ; .-. 9 + 9+a:=2a; ; by... | |
 | James Ryan - 1824 - 550 σελίδες
...respectively. Prob. 23. A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 91bs. ; his head weighed as much as bis tail, aud half his body ; and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh Let 2x— the number of Ibs. the body weighed ; then 9+a;=the weight of the4a&fc*<& .-. 9+ 9+a:=2a; ; by... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1825 - 336 σελίδες
...will they meet? Ans. 6 days 13| hours. 24. There is a fish whose tail weighs y/6., his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and his tail ; what is the whole • weight of the fish ? Ans. 72/6. 25.... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - 1825 - 294 σελίδες
...what was the time past? Ans. 54 years. 59. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9 Ibs., his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail : what is the whole weight of the fish ? Ans. 72 Ibs. 60. There... | |
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His head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together. What was the weight of the fish ? Let 2x = the weight of the body in pounds. 
