Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/299 - The Weight of the Fish

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The Weight of the Fish

A man caught a fish.

The tail weighed $9$ ounces.

The head weighed as much as the tail and half the body,

and the body weighed as much as the head and tail together.

What is the weight of the fish?

Sources

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