Sean caught a prize fish last weekend. He was going to measure it but realized that his ruler was not long enough. He was able to measure the head and discovered that it was 9cm long, he then measured the tail and found that it was the length of the head plus half the length of the body. If the body was the length of the head plus the tail, what is the total length of the fish?
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The total length of the fish is 72cm.
Explanation:
As we know the length of the head is 9cm.
Also given, Length of tail( T) = Length of head( H) + 1/2 Length of body(B)
It is known that B= H + T
So, T = B-H
As, T will be the same in both the cases, we get:
H + 1/2 B = B-H
As H= 9 so, 9+9 = B- 1/2 B
So, 1/2 B = 18
Hence, B = 36cm
As, T = B- H so we get T as 27cm.
Therefore, the length of the fish = B+H+ T = 36+9+27 = 72cm.
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