 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.  The elements of algebra - Σελίδα 73των John William Colenso (bp. of Natal.) - 1848Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | William Rossiter - 1867 - 250 σελίδες
...gallons. л 120 „ the brandy = -r 5=35 gallons. Example. The tail of a fish weighs 9 Ibs., his head as much as his tail and half his body, and his body as much as his head and his tail. What was his weight? We may take x to be either the weight of his... | |
 | Robert Wallace - 1870 - 164 σελίδες
...*=21-1655995554508805. • MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS FOE PRACTICE. 1. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 91bs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...his body weighed as much as his head and tail ; what is the weight of the whole fish ? Ans. 721bs. 2. If A and B together can perform a piece of work in... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1866 - 420 σελίδες
...Chaise $300, horse $100, harness $50. 48. 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 his tail. What is his whole weight ? Ans. 72 Ibs. 49. Find that number,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1878 - 322 σελίδες
...catch the hare ? 52. What two numbers, whose difference is b, are to each other as-« to c ? • 53. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 Ibs. ; his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together. What was the weight of the fish ? 54. An express messenger travels at the rate of 13 miles... | |
 | J. G - 1878 - 408 σελίδες
...one depends. This is the case in the well-known example : A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9lb. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. Find the weight of the whole fish ? Here, if x = weight of body, 9 + X = weight of head ; .'. by question... | |
 | William James Milne - 1881 - 360 σελίδες
...required to fill the cistern if both are running? 61. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds. His head weighed as much as his tail and half his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. How much did the fish weigh? 62. Of a detachment of soldiers, $ are on duty, ^ of them sick, £ of... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1891 - 306 σελίδες
...VERIFICATION. — + 21 = 42 + 21 = 63 = — • 3 2 (6) A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds. His head weighed as much as his tail and half his...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. Then 9 + x =... | |
 | George William Jones - 1892 - 300 σελίδες
...order of the digits is reversed: what is the number ? 6. If the tail of a fish weigh 9 Ibs., his head as much as his tail and half his body, and his body as much as his head and tail, what is the weight of the whole fish ? 7. There are two pipes one of... | |
 | James Morford Taylor - 1893 - 358 σελίδες
...rate of 4| miles an hour. When did B overtake A ? 51. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh? 52. Find a number such that if f of it be subtracted from 20, and y'T of the remainder from \ of the... | |
 | Stewart B. Sabin, Charles D. Lowry - 1894 - 138 σελίδες
....-»-8jr-T+g. ^+3y = 2y + §+2. LESSON LXX. 1. The tail of a fish weighs 9 pounds. His head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail together. What is the weight of the fish ? 2. A third part of a... | |
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