 | Isaac Todhunter - Algebra - 1863 - 302 pages
...month was on the day of his birth : when was he bom? 10. There is a certain fish, the head of which 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 back and of... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1863 - 350 pages
...etc. 2. The head of a fish is 24 inches long, the tail ia as long as the head plus J of the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both ; required the length of tho fish. Ans. 1-lt inches. 3. The tail of a fish weighs 12 ounces, the... | |
 | Ohio State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1864 - 798 pages
...for exercise somewhat as follows: "The head of a fish is 9 inches long, and the tail is as long as half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail together; what is the entire length of the fish?" The practical man ought to say that, as well as the head could... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1851 - 150 pages
...the worth of each horse ? What is the worth of each horse with the saddle ? 5. The head of a certain fish is 9 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 both ; what is the length of the fish... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1866 - 184 pages
...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? 4.. The head of a fish weighs 10 pounds, the tail weighs as much... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1868 - 428 pages
...the store, $4200 548. 1. The head of a fish is 12 inches long, the tail ia as long as the head + J of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both ; what is the length of th« fish? ANALYSIS. — By a condition of the question, i of the length... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1888 - 480 pages
...for the store, V38. 1. 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? ANALYSIS. — By a condition of the question, \ of the length... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1863 - 192 pages
...40. Therefore, fyc. 8. 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. A piece of steel was broken into 3 pieces; tho first piece was... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1872 - 192 pages
...inches, SfC. 9. The head of a fish is 7 inches long ; the tail is as long as the head and one third of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both ; how long is the fish ? 10. In what time will a given principal double itself, at 5£ per cent.... | |
 | T. A. Bryce - Business mathematics - 1873 - 370 pages
...20 cents<> 19. The head of a fish is 4 feet long, the tail as long as the head and \ the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail; what is the length of the fish ? . t Ans. 32 feet20. A and B have the same income; A saves \ of his... | |
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... 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 ? 4. 
