 | Edward Olney - 1878 - 516 σελίδες
...expedient is often used to avoid fractions. 36. There is a fish whose head is 9 inches long; the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail together. What is the length of the fish ? Am., 72 in. Suo. —Let x = the length... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1879 - 190 σελίδες
...in 15 days, in what time can the other mow it ? 8. The head of a fish is 9 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both ; how long is the fish ? ANALYSIS. — By the conditions of the problem, the... | |
 | Edward Olney - 1881 - 504 σελίδες
...expedient is often used to avoid fractions. 36. There is a fish whose head is 9 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail together. What is the length of the fish? Ans., 72 in. Suggestion. — Let x = the... | |
 | Edward Albert Bowser - 1888 - 868 σελίδες
...dimensions. Ans. 15 ft., 12 ft. 55. There is a certain fish, the head of which is 9 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and half the body ; and the body is as long as the head and tail together : what is the length of the fish ? Ans. 6 ft. 56. The sum of $76 was raised... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 376 σελίδες
...inches = 80 inches. 6. The head of a fish is 8 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head plus ^ the body, and the body is as long as both the head and tail : what is the length of the body ? 7. What is the time of day, if the time from now till noon... | |
 | Wallace Clarke Boyden - 1894 - 188 σελίδες
...x is £ of a number, what is the number? VIII. 71. The head of a fish is 6 inches long, the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail. What is the length of the fish? 73. Divide 2 х2 + jj х4 + | by 2 х + .4 a? +... | |
 | James Harrington Boyd - 1901 - 812 σελίδες
...altered. Find the dimensions of the room. 21. The head of a certain fish ia 9 inches long; the tail ia as long as the head and half the body; and the body is as long as the head and the tail together. What is the length of the fish? 22. A father has six sons, each of... | |
 | James Harrington Boyd - 1901 - 814 σελίδες
...altered. Find the dimensions of the room. 21. The head of a certain fish is 9 inches long; the tail is as long as the head and half the body; and the body is as long as the head and the tail together. What is the length of the fish? 22. A father has six sons, each of... | |
 | 1906 - 434 σελίδες
...room 24 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 12 feet high? (3). Find the length of a fish if the head is 8 inches long, the tail as long as the head and half the body, and the body as long as the head and tail? (4). A reservoir is 2 feet deep and its base 1£ feet square. How many... | |
 | James S. Sweet - 1907 - 270 σελίδες
...at right angles ? 253. Fish and Pole Problems. 1 . The head of a fish is 9 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail together. How long is the fish ? ANALYSIS : If the tail is as long as the head (... | |
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There is a fish whose head is 6 inches long, and the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the whole fish? 
