SOLUTION: Jill has a collection of bugs. Her collection contains butterflies and tarantulas. She has 47 bugs and counts 320 total legs. How many butterflies and how many tarantulas does she

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Question 1152721: Jill has a collection of bugs. Her collection contains butterflies and tarantulas. She has 47 bugs and counts 320 total legs. How many butterflies and how many tarantulas does she have in her collection?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Hey,

we are not zoologists or botanic to know how many legs each of these creatures has.


Have a nice day, especially nice tea time (!)



Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jill has a collection of bugs. Her collection contains butterflies and tarantulas. She has 47 bugs and counts 320 total legs. How many butterflies and how many tarantulas does she have in her collection?
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Butterflies (insects) have 6 legs.
Spiders (arachnids) have 8 legs
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B + T = 47
6B + 8T = 320
etc