SOLUTION: A girl carrying a fishing pole and a large fish she had just caught was walking by a lake. She met a man coming the other way. "say, that's a whopper", said the man. Have you h

Question 900245: A girl carrying a fishing pole and a large fish she had just caught was walking by a lake. She met a man coming the other way.
"say, that's a whopper", said the man. Have you had it weighed.
The girl said it weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much did the fish weigh?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
girl carrying a fishing pole and a large fish she had just caught was walking by a lake. She met a man coming the other way.
"say, that's a whopper", said the man. Have you had it weighed.
The girl said it weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much did the fish weigh?
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let x=weight of fish
x=x/2+10
x/2=10
x=20
How much did the fish weigh? 20 pounds
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