 | L. Despiau - Amusements - 1801 - 428 pages
...= 96. PROB. iv. The head ofajijh is 9 inches in length',. its tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is, as long as the head and the tail, What is the length ofthefjh,? Let the head be exprefled by a, the tail by *, and the body... | |
 | William Enfield (M.A.) - Amusements - 1821 - 302 pages
...= 96. PROBLEM IT. The head of a fah is 9 inches in length, its tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and the tail. What is the length of the Jish? Let the head be expressed by a, the tail by x, and the body... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...fish whose head is 4 inches long, the tail is twice the length of the head, added to -| of the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both. What is the whole length of the fish ? Ans. 40 inches. 17. A and B talking of their ages, A says... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...fish whose head is -\ inches long, the tail is twice the length of the head, added to f of the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both. What is the whole length of the fish ? 17. A and B talking of their ages, A says to B, your age... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...fish, whose head is nine inches long, and his tail is as long as his head, and half his body, and his body is as long as the head and tail. What is the whole length of the fish ? Ans. 72 inches. 12. A surly old fellow being demanded the ages of his. four... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1831 - 282 pages
...head is 4 inches long, the tail is twice the length of the head, added to § of the length of the ~т body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both. What is the whole length of the fish ? 17. A and В talking of their ages, A says to B, your... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1835 - 264 pages
...whose head is nine inches long, aml\ his tail is as long as his head, and half his body, and his | body is as long as the head and tail. What is the whole." length of the fish ? Ans. 72 inches. If. A surly old fellow being demanded the ages of hiĞ... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 316 pages
...head of a fish is 4 feet long, the tail as long as the head and A the length of the body, the body as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish? i Ans. 32 feet. 38. A can build a wall in 4 days, B in 3 days ; in what time can both together build... | |
 | George Hutton (arithmetic master, King's coll. sch.) - 1844 - 276 pages
...weight of each cup ? 4. The head of a fish is 9 inches long, the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail together ; what is the length of the whole fish? Ans. 72 inches. 5. A person wishing to relieve a certain... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 330 pages
...head of a fish is 4 feet long, the tail as long as the head and J the lengih of the body, the body as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish 1 Ans. 32 feet. 38. A can build a wall in 4 days, B in 3 days ; in what time can both together build... | |
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The head of a fish is 7 inches long, the tail is as long as the head and £ of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? 9. 
