SOLUTION: Jane went fishing and caught a whopper of a fish! The head of her fish was ten inches long. The length of the fish's tail was equal to the length of the head plus half the length o

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Let x = length of the body, since that is at the end of the sentence.
Now, the tail = length of the head plus half the length of the body.
tail = 10 + 1/2*x

The equation is that the body = head + tail
x= 10 + 10+ 1/2x

Subtract 1/2x from each side:
1/2x= 20

Multiply both sides by 2:
x=40 inches = Body
Tail = 10 + 1/2x
Tail = 10 + 20 = 30 inches

Total fish = Head + Body + Tail
Total fish = 10+40+30 = 80 inches! (BIG FISH!!)

Check:
Body = Head + Tail
40=10+30

It checks!!

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs Campus