SOLUTION: In Aunt Peggy’s attics there are spiders and ants, the total of 160 legs. And, there is one more ant than spider! How many spiders and how many ants? (A spider has 8 legs and an an
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Question 1081043: In Aunt Peggy’s attics there are spiders and ants, the total of 160 legs. And, there is one more ant than spider! How many spiders and how many ants? (A spider has 8 legs and an ant only 6.)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Same problem, different numbers.
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There are rabbits and chickens in Sally’s backyard: 22 heads and 76 legs. How many rabbits and how many chickens are there?
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r + c = 22
4r + 2c = 76 --> 2r + c = 38
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2r + c = 38
r + c = 22
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