...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...

...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....

...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...

...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...

...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...

...+ 24; Л x = 24 ; whence 48 Ibs. were sent for. 43. A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 9 Ibs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail, and half his...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...

...2#lbs. of mutton, /. *=24; whence 48lbs. were sent for. 43. A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 9lbs.; his head weighed as much as his tail, and half his...much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? Let 2 x = the number of Ibs. the body weighed; then 9 + x = the weight of the tail ; by transposition,...

...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...much 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; ;...

...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;...

...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....