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( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #696036 by Boreal(15235) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |