document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900245>Question 900245</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"say, that's a whopper\", said the man. Have you had it weighed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The girl said it weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much did the fish weigh? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"say, that's a whopper\", said the man. Have you had it weighed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The girl said it weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much did the fish weigh?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=weight of fish<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=x/2+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did the fish weigh? 20 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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