 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1839 - 272 pages
...equality. 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...tail together ; what was the weight of the fish ? Let 2a:= the weight of the body. Then, 9+a;= weight of the head ; and since the body weighed as much as... | |
 | Algebra - 1839 - 368 pages
...of both members, which does not destroy their equality. Verification. 126 126 —+21=42+21=63=-—. as much as his tail and half his body, and his body...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... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1840 - 266 pages
...Verification. 126-+21=42+21=63=-1263 ' ------ ' ....... 2 6. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9lb., his head weighed as much as his tail and half his...and tail together ; what was the weight of the fish 1 Let 2x= the weight of the body. Then, 9 + x = weight of the head ; and since the body weighed as... | |
 | John D. Williams - Algebra - 1840 - 634 pages
...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... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...\ of his money must equal 10 shillings ; and consequently his money must have been 20 shillings. 4. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds, his...and tail together. What was the weight of the fish? SOLUTION. Since the head of the fish is equal to £ of the body, together with the tail=9 pounds, it... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1842 - 284 pages
...destroy their 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...tail together ; what was the weight of the fish ? Let 2a;= the weight of the body. Then, 9+a;= weight of the head ; and since the body weighed as much as... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1842 - 368 pages
...equality. Verification. 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 of the... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1845 - 382 pages
...equality. •* 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...of the fish? Let - - 2x = the weight of the body. Then - - 9 + x = weight of the head. And since the body weighed as much as both head and tail 2x —... | |
 | Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel - Algebra - 1845 - 308 pages
...11. A fish was caught whose tail weighed 12 pounds, his head weighed as much as his tail and one-half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head, and twice his tail. Required the weight of the fish. Ans. 132 Ibs. 12. A giant being asked his height ;... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - Algebra - 1846 - 544 pages
...is its whole length? Ans. 24 feet. (24) There is a fish whoso tail weighs 9 pounds, his head weighs as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and his tail ; what is the whole weight of the fish ? Ans. 72 pounds. (25)... | |
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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? 
