Wiggle Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 How much does a fish weigh if it weighs 1 pound plus half its own weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 2 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverse Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 so... that's what algebra was designed to do. still a cruel thing to put school children through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 requiring such math classes is cruel and unusual, but as long as we're not being punished proper, so much as being pointlessly tormented, it's not unconstitutional. Therefore, In the US, we must suffer through four years of evil fishy riddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 they dont keep going with the fish, eventually they have you do really important things, like finding the surface area and volume of a donut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Don't forget the density of Great Aunt Claire after two infusions of blood and a liposuction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why? Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 ok mayb this is the answer, but u said it wieghs 1 pound so it weighs one pound forget the math look outside the horizon thats mayb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 For goodness sake here. Look the fish weighs 1lb plus half it's weight ( 1lb ) half of 1lb is 8 oz( 0.5lb)...right so it weighs 1.5lb yeh? If it weighs what it weighs plus half of that then it weighs 1.5lb to the answer ga ga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 i cant tell if your joking or not : P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 He must be, because I'm a total math idiot, and even I know that that's nowhere near to true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommio Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 If you reword the question it would work out at 2/3 Ib as 2/3 + 1/3 = 1 IB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 If you reword the question it would work out at 2/3 Ib as 2/3 + 1/3 = 1 IB interesting... if you change the question it has a different answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommio Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Yeah - bit of an exam tip there. What is the answer then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 post number two... 2 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommio Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 I'm going to have to ask for some working, coz this is really going to annoy me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 It's a good thing this wasn't posted in the Maths forums. Dave would ban you all. Callipygous is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommio Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 I got 2 working backwards with algerbra, but it still doesn't make sense. But i don't care anymore. NEXT> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdurg Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 How much does a fish weigh if it weighs 1 pound plus half its own weight? It's easy. The fish weighs 'one pound plus half it's own weight'. So it weighs half its own weight plus one pound. So its weight (x) = 1 + 0.5x x - 0.5x = 1 0.5x = 1 x = 1/0.5 x = 2 = fish's weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kornkid Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 ohh, i do enjoy a good algebraic problem to begin my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubJunk Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 if this could even be called a problem by anyone who has been to their first algebra lesson at school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggle Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 I'm sorry for taking so long to get back on this, but yes the answer is 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trond Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 How much does a fish weigh if it weighs 1 pound plus half its own weight? It says it weighs 1, and then it says + half of that weigh. 1 + 0,5 = 1,5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 It says it weighs 1' date=' and then it says + half of that weigh. 1 + 0,5 = 1,5[/quote'] um.... try again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why? Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I got it after like 3 readings.. Questions like those make me feel stupid. Oh.. and will respond after asking my math teacher this question.. lets see if she gets it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trond Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 um.... try again? Then it is a language problem, not a mathematical one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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