 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...per 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... | |
 | 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
...per 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
...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 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... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 252 pages
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...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,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 186 pages
...in 15 days, in what time can the other mow it ? 8. 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 both ; how long is the fish ? NOTE.' — The head and tail = the body; the head and... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1860 - 164 pages
...in 15 days, in what time can the other mow it? 8. 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 both ; how long is the fish ? NOTE. — The head and tail = the body; the head and... | |
 | Edward Olney - Algebra - 1877 - 466 pages
...expedient is often used to avoid fractions. 36. There is a fish whose head 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 fish ? Ans., 72 in. . Sco. — Let x = the length... | |
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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? 
