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	3 fish		2011-10-27
		From Ann: You have 3 fish weighing a total of 21 lbs. The largest fish weighs twice as much as the second fish and the third fish weighs half the amount of the second fish. So how much does the third fish weigh? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A degreaser for a fish tank		2009-07-23
		From charlie: I have a tank that is 10 feet in diameter that I want to put floating degreaser in.The rate for the degreaser is 1/2 gallon per square foot of surface water.How do I figure out how many gallons I need? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fish in a pond		2008-06-28
		From Peter: At the beginning of a study 24 fish are caught, tagged, and released back into a large pond containing fish. A few days later, 19 fish are caught from the pond and three of them have tags. Using this ratio, how many total fish would you expect to be living in the pond? The answer is 152. Why is that? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	How may litres are in my fish pond		2007-03-18
		From beryl: I need to work how may litres in my fish pond. I have measures it in two sections because of it shape. One section is 1600w, 1100L, 540D. the other section is 1060W, 1800L, 380D. Thank you beryl Answered by Penny Nom.
	The capacity of our hexagon fish tank		2006-07-26
		From Doug and Andrea: My name is Andrea and my son, Doug, and I were wondering what the capacity of our hexagon fish tank was but it’s been so long since I’ve been to school that I’ve forgotten the formula to do so. Would you please help us? The dimensions are: 27 ¾ W x 24L x 29H or one side (glass panel) is 14W x 29H. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Trading fish for bread		2005-02-25
		From Mike: Byron lives where people trade goods they produce for other things they need. He has some fish and wants to trade them for bananas. He finds the following: 5 fish = 2 loaves of bread 6 oranges = 2 melons 1 loaf of bread = 1 banana and 3 oranges 4 loaves of bread = 14 oranges How many bananas can Byron get with 5 fish? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Constructing a cone		2004-09-07
		From Steve: I am trying to build crayfish traps; one of the components is a cone shaped entry section. The cone I want to make would be 12" in diameter at the base and 12" in height, from base to peak. I need a formula to calculate the dimensions and a method of transferring the shape onto a flat piece of material. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A fish tank		2003-11-26
		From Bill: How do I work out the volume and weight of water in a fish tank that is 36in x 14in x 12in? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a fuel tank		2003-08-16
		From Phil: I hope you can help me out with a small problem. My boat has a fuel tank measuring 1680mm long x 630mm wide x 130mm high. Can you tell me how much fuel it will hold in both litres and imperial gallons. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The weight of a fish tank		2003-05-20
		From A ponderer: I had a question pertaining conversion units..I have a fish tank at home and the dimensions are 24, 44, and 48 inches, I want to find out how much it weighs in pounds when filled up with water...knowing water is 62.4 pounds per cubic feet...do I just divide the 62.4 pounds to 12 because I"m trying to find out through cubic inches. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Working backwards		2003-03-14
		From Melody: Triva went to the ardcade at the state fair to win some goldfish. She already had some goldfish at home, but wanted more. She won enough goldfish to double her stock. Her mom made her give four away. She put her new ones in the tank with the others, by the morning half of the goldfish had died. Triva's friend gave her six more. The next morning two-thirds of her goldfish died. She was left with two goldfish after giving one to a friend. How many goldfish did she start with? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A fish weighs 10 pounds more than half its weight.		2002-09-10
		From Rebecca: A fish weighs 10 pounds more than half its weight. How much does it weigh? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three goldfish		2001-05-30
		From Nathan: A man has three goldfish. When the youngest goldfish was born, the oldest fish was three times the middle fish's age. Nine years ago the oldest fish's age was the sum of the two other fish's ages. How old are the three goldfish? Answered by Penny Nom.

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