document.write( "Question 1081991: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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x spiders so 8x legs
\n" ); document.write( "x+1 ants, so 6(x+1) legs
\n" ); document.write( "8x+6x+6 legs=160
\n" ); document.write( "14x=154
\n" ); document.write( "x=11 spiders, 88 legs
\n" ); document.write( "12 ants, 72 legs
\n" ); document.write( "160 legs total
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