document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081045>Question 1081045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Aunt Melly’s attics there are also spiders and ants, the total of 136 legs and 20 heads. If a spider has 8 legs and an ant has 6 legs, how many spiders and how many ants are there?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x spiders, 8x legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-x ants, 120-6x legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total legs 120+2x=136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 spiders  and 64 legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 ants and 72 legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 heads and 136 legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 ants. </SPAN>\n" );
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