document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204235>Question 204235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the fish has a head 9 inches 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "HypatiaLeigh is correct - Fish is 72\" long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the same solve/substitute methods, we got the same answer when instead first solving for Body  (as opposed to Hypatia starting solve for tail first).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = head length  H = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = tail length  T = H + (1/2)B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = body length  B = H + T \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting with B, substitute the values for H & T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 9 + 9 + (1/2)B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 18 + (1/2)B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)B = 18 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/1 x (1/2)B = 18 x 2/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Body = 36 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tail = H + (1/2)B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 9 + (1/2)36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 9 + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 27 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total length = H +  B  +  T <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 = 9 +  36 +  27 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 = 72 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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