A Fish Story

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Here's an interesting fish story:

Jesse caught a prize fish last weekend. He was going to measure it, but realized that his ruler was not long enough.

This is what he did:

He was able to measure the head, and discovered it was 9 centimeters long.

He measured the tail and found 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?

Here is some of the thinking others have shared. It might help you in your thinking!

Head=9

Tail=9+half body

Body=9+9+halfbody    Andy L. 

Share your answer and explain how you figured it out.

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How long was Jesse's fish? Explain how you figured it out.
 
Here's who has answered so far:

Michael D. and Jesse P.                      Sarah L.

Andy L.                                                    Robin P.

Miles R. and Forrest T.                         Bill C.

Alison F.                                                  Melissa A.

Eve L-B               Emma W.                   Jim S.

Kameron M.    Jennifer V.                 Nick v. P.

Hana G.

 

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