 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1839 - 272 pages
...Verification. 126 126. +21=42+21=63=-— iS '-> 6. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 91b., his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together ; what was the weight of the fish ? Let 2a:= the weight... | |
 | John D. Williams - Algebra - 1840 - 634 pages
...Hence 30z=197, or z=±№=6*. 13h-jb the time required. 36. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9Z¿. ; his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as bis head and his tail. What is the wnole weight of the fish? Let x to denote the weight of the hody... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...money must have been 20 shillings. 4. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds, his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together. What was the weight of the fish? SOLUTION. Since the... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...There is a fish whose head weighs 15 pounds, his tail weighs as much as his head, and 5 as much as his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail. Required the weight of the fish. Ans. 72Ibs. 10. A certain grocer has only 5 weights ; with these... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1842 - 284 pages
...equality. i Verif cation. -1^+21=42+21=63=-^ 6. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9lb., his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together ; what was the weight of the fish ? Let 2a;= the weight... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1842 - 368 pages
...126 126 —-—(-21=42+21=63=-^-. o Z 5. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9lb.; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed aa much as his head and tail together ; what was the weight of the fish? Let . 2 x= the weight... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - 1844 - 258 pages
...EXAMPLE FOR THE BOARD. * There is a fish whose head weighs 9 pounds; 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 ? Let x — the weight of the body. In this example, if the... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...scholars in the school? 15. There is a fish whose head weighs 9 Ib. 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? Represent the weight of the body by x. 16. There is a fish... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1845 - 382 pages
...Verification. ^ + 21=42 + 21=^ = 63. 9 *> 4. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9Z6. ; his head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together : what was the weight of the fish? Let - - 2x = the weight... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1848 - 252 pages
...EXAMPLE FOB THE BOARD. There is a fish whose head weighs 9 pounds ; his tail weighs as much as his head and half his body ; and his body weighs as much as his head and toil both. What is the weight of the fish ? Let z — the weight of the body. In this example, if the... | |
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His head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together. 
