| James Dodson - Algebra - 1775 - 356 pages
...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... | |
| 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, 18 = x ; Л the fish weighed 36 +... | |
| 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 weighed; then 9 + x = the weight of... | |
| 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 ; then 9+^==the weight of the tail... | |
| James Ryan - Algebra - 1824 - 550 pages
...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*<&... | |
| James Ryan - Algebra - 1826 - 430 pages
...1644 dollars respectively. Frob. 23- A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 91bi. ; 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 th* fish weigh :' Let 2(r= the number of Ibs. the body weighed ; then 9,+x =- the weight of... | |
| John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1829 - 212 pages
...the conditions of the question. 2. A Fish was caught, whose tail weighed 91bs., his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. Required the weight of the fish ? It appears from the nature of this question, that to substitute x... | |
| John Radford Young - Algebra - 1832 - 408 pages
...weighed 91bs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as head and tail together ; what was the weight of the fish ? Let 2x be the number of Ibs. the body weighed ; then 9 + x = weight of the head ; and, since the body weighed... | |
| Charles Davies - Algebra - 1835 - 378 pages
...does not destroy their equality. Verification. \ 126 126 -+21=42+21=63=j *«,.,. ...,wj ,-.i VV . as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed...tail together ; what was the weight of the fish? Let . 2 x= the weight of the body. Then . 9+x= weight of the head. And since the body weighed as much as... | |
| John Radford Young - Algebra - 1838 - 368 pages
...worth 10s. a gallon. QUESTION VII. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 lbs. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed...together. What was the weight of the fish ? Let 2x be the number of lbs. the body weighed ; then 9 + x — weight of the head ; and, since the body weighed... | |
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