A fish's head has 9". The tail is equal to the size of the head plus half size of the body. The body has the s

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A fish's head has 9". The tail is equal to the size of the head plus half size of the body. The body has the s

A fish's head has 9". The tail is equal to the size of the head plus half size of the body. The body has the size of the head plus the size of the tail. What is the size of the fish?

2007-03-10 01:10:32 · 3 answers · asked by jake k 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

3 answers

Fish head=9
Fish tail= 9+(0.5XBody)
Fish body= 18+(0.5XBody)

Overall fish= 36+ (Body/2 +Body/2)
Overall fish=36+Body
Therefore

Overall fish-Body= 36
= Tail+Head=36
18+Body/2=36
Body/2=18
Body=36
So overall size of fish=36+36=72

Head=9, Tail=27, Body= 36

2007-03-10 01:21:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mercutio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Insufficient data

2007-03-10 09:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

This isn't a zoology question. :/

2007-03-12 06:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by UltraM2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋