document.write( "Question 989938: Dukes head is 6 inches long, his tail is as long as his head plus 1/2 the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail combined. How long is Duke? \n" ); document.write( "
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Dukes head is 6 inches long, his tail is as long as his head plus 1/2 the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail combined. How long is Duke?
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\n" ); document.write( "head(h):: 6
\n" ); document.write( "tail(t):: 6 + (1/2)b
\n" ); document.write( "body(b):: 6 + 6 + (1/2)b
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\n" ); document.write( "b = 12 + (1/2)b
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\n" ); document.write( "(1/2)b = 12
\n" ); document.write( "body = 24 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "tail = 6 + 12 = 18 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "head = 6 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer:: 24 + 18 + 6 = 48 inches
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