 ... the head and tail together ; what is the length of the fish ? 3. The head of a fish is 12 inches long, the tail is as long as the head + £ of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish?  The Complete Algebra ... - Page 220by Edward Olney - 1881 - 439 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...gallon? Ans. 20f gallons of water. 118. A man caught a 'fish, whose head was 8 inches long, and the tail as long as the head and half the body, and the body was just as long as the head and tail. What was the length of the fish F Ans. 64 inches. 1 19. Two... | |
 | 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... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1832 - 282 pages
...caught ia Black River Bay near Sackets Harbour in 1831, whose head was 15| inches long, its tail was as long as the head and half the body, and the body was exactly the length of both head and tail ; what was the length of the whole fish ? Ans. 10 feet,... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1835 - 264 pages
...gallon F Ans. 20| gallons of water. 118. A man caught a fish, whose head was 8 inches long) and the tail as long as the head and half the body, and the body was just as long as the head and tail. What was the length of the fish ? Ans. 64 inches. 119. Two merchants... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...caught in Black River Bay, near Sackets Harbour, in 1831, whose head was 15i inches long, its tafl was as long as the head and half the body, and the body was exactly the length of both head and tail; what was the length of the whole fish? Ans. 10 feet 4... | |
 | George Hutton (arithmetic master, King's coll. sch.) - 1844 - 276 pages
...its weight three times that of the 1 st cup ; what is the weight of each cup ? 4. The head of a fish is 9 inches long, the tail is as long as the head...head and tail together ; what is the length of the whole fish? Ans. 72 inches. 5. A person wishing to relieve a certain number of poor families, finds... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...added, the sum will be equal to 5 times the number? 36. There is a fish whose head is 6 inches long, and the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the whole fish ? 37. A gentleman being asked his age, replied, "If to my ago... | |
 | 1876 - 396 pages
...head of a fish is 9 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and half the back ; and the back is as long as the head and tail together. What is the length of the fish ? Letters for the Editor to be addressed — Mr. M. MILLER,.' " -.-' 4, Barnsbury-square, . , . London,... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Mental arithmetic - 1849 - 176 pages
...length of the fish 1 3. The head of a fish is 12 inches long, the tail is as long as the head + \ of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both ; what is the length of the fish ? 4. The head of a fish weighs 10 pounds, the tail weighs as... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...the sum will be equal to 5 times the number ? 36. There is a fish whoso head is 6 inches long, and the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the whole fish ? 37. A gentleman being asked his age, replied, " If to my ngu... | |
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