SOLUTION: 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 the
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Question 1081045: 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? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x spiders, 8x legs
20-x ants, 120-6x legs
total legs 120+2x=136
2x=16
x=8 spiders and 64 legs
12 ants and 72 legs
20 heads and 136 legs
12 ants.
