Question

A spider has 8 legs and a beetle has 6 legs. If the total number of legs is 60.How many spiders and beetles are there? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

spider =8=1

60=??

8x=60

X=60/8

X=almost 7to8 spider

beetles=6=60

6x=60

X=60/6

X=10

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Answer 2

Answer:

let spider be x and beetle be y.

Then 8x+6y=60.

x=(30-3y)/4

put y=2.

then x=6.

If you put y=6. then y=3.