 | John Bonnycastle - 1782 - 272 pages
...Anf. 233 for one, and 142 for the other. 7. There is a filh whofe tail weighs c)Jfe. his head weighs much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as hb head and hi» tail ; what is the whole weight of the fiih ? Anf. 72lb. &. What number is that from... | |
 | Mathematics - 1801 - 446 pages
...voted for each ? 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,...much as his head and his tail ; what is the • whole wejght of the fish ? Ans. 72lb. 8. What number is that, from which ,if 5 be subtracted, -|- of the... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 466 pages
...•ach ? Ans. 233 for one, and 142 for the other. 7- There is a fish, whose tail weighs 9lb. .his head as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighsas much as his head and his tail ; what is the whole weight •f the fUh ? Ans. 72lb2 8. What... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1811 - 230 pages
...above the water ; what is its wiiole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 9. There is a fish whose tail weighs 91b. his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and "his body' weighs as much us his head and his tail ; what is the whole weight of the fish? Ans. 72/6. 10. After paying away i... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1819 - 574 pages
...time to come : 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 is a certain number, consisting... | |
 | Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...; 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 body ; and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? .: 9 + 9 + ¿r = 2* ; by transposition,... | |
 | Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...*=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 body; and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh ? Let 2 x = the number of Ibs. the body... | |
 | James Ryan, Robert Adrain - Algebra - 1824 - 542 pages
...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 his body weighed as much as his head and tail. What did the fish weigh Let 2x= the number of Ibs. the body weighed... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Algebra - 1825 - 294 pages
...time to come : what was the time past? Ans. 54 years. 59. 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 tail : what is the whole weight of the fish ? Ans. 72 Ibs. 60. There is a certain number, consisting... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...»ins. 80 scholars. 15. There is a fish whose head weighs 9 Ibs. his tail weighs as much as his head and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail both. What is the weight of the fish ? r/ > Ans. 32 Ibs. Represent the weight of the body by x.... | |
| |
His head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together. 
