Answer to Question #32027 in Algebra for Hamsadhwani

Question

man bought one fish, head of that fish is 9 cm, tail of the fish is half of the body (i.e, 1/2th of body), find the body of the fish in cm?

Answer 1

Assume that x is length of fish, then x/2 is tail. Thus, we have equation: 9 + x/2 = x, on that x=18. The length of the body of the fish is 18cm.