document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240691>Question 240691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 of the body. The body was as long as the head and tail together. What is the total length of her fish? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = length of the body, since that is at the end of the sentence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, the tail = length of the head plus half the length of the body.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tail = 10 + 1/2*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is that the body = head + tail<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 10 + 10+ 1/2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1/2x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x= 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 inches = Body\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tail = 10 + 1/2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tail = 10 + 20 = 30 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total fish = Head + Body + Tail<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total fish = 10+40+30 = 80 inches!  (BIG FISH!!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Body = Head + Tail <BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=10+30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It checks!!\r<BR>\n" );
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