SOLUTION: The fish has a head 9cm long. The tail is equal to the size of the head plus one half the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail. How long is the fish?
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Question 1189005: The fish has a head 9cm long. The tail is equal to the size of the head plus one half the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail. How long is the fish?
I have tried H= 9
T= 9+B/2
B = 9+9+B/2
So B= 36+B...?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the size of the body be , the size of the head , and the size of the tail and total length
then
given:
The tail is equal to the size of the head plus one half the size of the body.
The body is the size of the head plus the tail.
.........substitute
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then, substitute all in
....substitute
the fish is long
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h, t, b
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h was given as 9.
Length of the fish:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fish heads and potato peels.
Yummy.
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