SOLUTION: The fish has a head 9cm 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?
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Question 1189005: The fish has a head 9cm 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?
I have tried H= 9
T= 9+B/2
B = 9+9+B/2
So B= 36+B...? Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic, Alan3354:Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source):
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let the size of the body be , the size of the head , and the size of the tail and total length
then
given:
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. .........substitute ......substitute
then, substitute all in
....substitute
the fish is long