document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38106>Question 38106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fish was caught whose tail weighed 9 pounds. His head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail. How much did the fish weigh? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the tail was 9 lbs, the head was 9 lbs too.  If that was half the body, the body must have been 18 lbs, and the sum of head and tail, as stated...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the entire fish, head, body and tail was 36 pounds.  That's some fish! </SPAN>\n" );
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