sam found 26 insects in the yard some ants and some spiders if the total number of legs is 168 how many ants and how many spiders did he find

Answer 1

ants have 6 legs, spiders 8 (at least usually) all insects have 6 legs, aunts though have 2 legs, same as uncles. spiders mostly have 8 legs. That's assuming no disabled amputees. Let A = number of ants. Let S=number of spiders.

6A+8S = 168

A+S = 26

6A+6S =26(6) = 156

subtract last equation from the first to eliminate one variable

2S = 12

S = 12/2 = 6 spiders

A=26-6 = 20 ants