 | John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 334 σελίδες
...will they meet ? Ans. 6 days 13 J hours. 21. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9 Ib., 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 Ib. 22. It... | |
 | John William Colenso - 1849 - 262 σελίδες
...more of difficulty than those given under (41). Ex. 1. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 Ibs.; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? It is sometimes convenient to take x to represent, not the quantity actually... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - 1850 - 356 σελίδες
...shillings = 20 shillings, is what he had at first. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds , iis head weighed as much as his tail and half his body,...? Solution. Since the head of the fish is equal to i of the body, together with the tail, which equals 9 Ibs., it follows that the head and tail together... | |
 | 318 σελίδες
...implore, thut thou liberate me.- F.II.R. QUESTIONS. 21. — A fish was caught whose tail weighed Dibs., his head, weighed as much as his tail and half his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh? 22. — An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle whose side is 8 feet,... | |
 | 1855 - 494 σελίδες
...-01595169, and the cube root of 16934-994432. (b) A fish was canght, whose tail weighed 9 Ibs.; his bead weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh? 68. Find a number such, that if f of it be subtracted from 20, and ^ of the... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 288 σελίδες
...other 16 : in what time will they meet] 24. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9Z5.-, 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. 7276. Ans. 6 days... | |
 | Popular educator - 1852 - 1272 σελίδες
...and his livery. What was its value? Ans. £4 16». 98. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 91bs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail ; what is the weight of the whole fish - Ans. 721bs. 99. If A and B together can perform a piece of... | |
 | John Radford Young - 1855 - 218 σελίδες
...forfeited, lie received £1 : how many days did he work ? 7. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9ft ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...body weighed as much as his head and tail together : required the weight of the fish. 8. Out of a cask of wine, of which a fifth part had leaked away,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1856 - 280 σελίδες
...cents. How many were there of each class ? Ans. 8 of the first class and 4 of the second. Prob. 37. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds. His...and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? Ans. 72 pounds. Prob. 38. If the sun moves every day one degree, and the... | |
 | Barnard Smith - 1857 - 740 σελίδες
...the question or 2a? = 96; .'. x = 48 gallons. Ex. 10. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 Ibs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...body weighed as much as his head and tail together. Find the weight of the fish. Let 2x= weight of fish's body in Ibs. Then ~ +9, or a>+Q= weight of fish's... | |
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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. 
