 | L. Despiau - 1801 - 428 pages
...= 96. PROB. iv. The head ofajijh is 9 inches in length',. its tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is, as long as the head and the tail, What is the length ofthefjh,? Let the head be exprefled by a, the tail by *, and the body... | |
 | William Enfield (M.A.) - 1821 - 302 pages
...= 96. PROBLEM IT. The head of a fah is 9 inches in length, its tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and the tail. What is the length of the Jish? Let the head be expressed by a, the tail by x, and the body... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1825 - 400 pages
...whose head is 4 inches long, the tail is twice the length of the head, added to -| of the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both. What is the whole length of the fish ? Ans. 40 inches. 17. A and B talking of their ages, A says... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1828 - 330 pages
...whose head is -\ inches long, the tail is twice the length of the head, added to f of the length of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail both. What is the whole length of the fish ? 17. A and B talking of their ages, A says to B, your age... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 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... | |
 | George Hutton (arithmetic master, King's coll. sch.) - 1844 - 276 pages
...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 to relieve a certain number of poor families, finds... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1848 - 250 pages
...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 - 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... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1850 - 256 pages
...had, and then found he had but 12 shillings remaining. What had he at first ? Ans. 20 shillings. 14. A shepherd was met by a band of robbers, who plundered him of half of his flock and half a sheep over. Afterward a second party met him, and took half of what he... | |
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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? 
