 | Leonard Pierce - Arithmetic - 1823 - 170 pages
...sea serpent's head is 9 inches long, and his tail is as long as his head, and half the length of hig body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the whole length of the monster?. Ans. 6 ft. "o . 9 A farmer having driven his cattle to... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1824 - 292 pages
...There is a fish whose head is 16 inches long, his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail. What is the length of the fish ? 166. There are three persons, A, B, and C, whose ages are as follows... | |
 | Etienne Bézout - Mathematics - 1824 - 238 pages
...There is a fish whose head is 16 inches long, his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail. What is the length of the fish ? Ans. 128 inches. 202. Among arithmeticians many other rules are found,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...There is a fish, whose head is 9 feet long, his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the whole length of the fish ? * This rule is founded on the supposition that the. first... | |
 | Daniel Parker - Arithmetic - 1828 - 358 pages
...spends ¿500 ; and 4. There is said to be a fish, (ргооаЫу the sea serpent) whose bead is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half his...body ; and his body is as long as his head and tail : what is the whole length of this enormous fish ? ß- /<• Suppose his body 20 Suppose his body is... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 286 pages
...108. There is a fish, whose head is 4 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and £ the length of hi.s body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? The pupil will perceive, that the length of the hody is £ the length... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1829 - 258 pages
...There is a fish whose head is 10 inches long, his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail. What is the length of the fish ? 166 There are three persons, A, B, and C, whose ages are as follows... | |
 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...There is a fish whose head is ten feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the whole length of the fish ? Ans. 80 feet. 7. A and B laid out equal sums of money in trade... | |
 | Seth Davis - Arithmetic - 1830 - 206 pages
...There is a fish whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail both. What is the length of the fish? If his body were equal to his head and tail, his body was j ; his tail j as long, made j ; the remainder... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 268 pages
...108. There is a fish, whose head is 4 feet long; his tail is as long as his head and £ the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the length of Uie fish? The pupil will perceive, that the length of the body is £ the length... | |
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There is a fish whose head is 3 feet long, his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail. What is the length of the fish ? Ans. 24 feet. 6. A man being asked, in... 
