Problema Solution

a fish has a head 9" 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.

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length of fish = head + tail

x = 9 + (9+.5x)

x = 18 + .5x

x - .5x = 18

.5x = 18

x =

x = 36