 | Edward Cocker - 1729 - 514 pages
...a Fifh whofe Head is fuppofed to be 9 (or If) Inches, and his Tail is as long as his Head and half his Body, and his Body is as long as his Head and his Tail; I demand the length ot fuch a Fifh. 1. For the length of the Body put a a 2. Then will the... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1802 - 350 pages
...Suppofe -i Л. L 44 1 60 — AnJ. One £го, and the other £40. 6. There is a fifli, whofe head is ю feet long ; his tail is as long* as his head and half the length of his body, and his body as long ^s the head and tail ; What is the whole length of the filh ? j Head=io Firft, fuppofe the... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1807 - 248 pages
...the errors 90+and 10— 2. There is a fish, whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as hia head and half the length of his body, and his body is as lung as his head and tail ; what is the whole length of the fish ? An». SOfetl. В b 202 SECT. III.... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Algebra - 1808 - 470 pages
...80— Suppose ^^ Ans. One 20l. and the other 40L 44-* *• 100— 6. 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 as long as the head and tail : What is the whole length of the fish ? Head = 10 First, suppose the... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1832 - 538 pages
...is the value of each horse ? Ans. One £20 and the other £40. 6. There is a fish, whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half (he length of his body, and his body аз long as the head and tail : What is the whole length of the... | |
 | Leonard Pierce - Arithmetic - 1823 - 170 pages
...each horse? Ans. One, $80, the other $160. 8. Suppose the 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?.... | |
 | Etienne Bézout - Mathematics - 1824 - 238 pages
...and the second cup. Ans. Cover 20oz. and second cup I6oz. 14. There is a fish whose head is 16 inches long, his tail is as long as his head and half the...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,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1824 - 292 pages
...A's money was double that of B. What did each lay out ? 165. There is a fish whose head is 16 inches long, his tail is as long as his head and half the...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... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1825 - 238 pages
...sum of the errors 90+and 10 — 2. There is a fish whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail as long 'B his head and half the length of his body, and his body as long as his heai and (ail : what is (he whole length of the fish ? Jlns. KQ ft n 3. A certain man... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...sum of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer. Examples. 1. There is a fish, whose head is 9 feet long, his tail is as long as his head and half...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... | |
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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... 
