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Old 02-06-06, 10:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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3) spider-- 8 legs
beetle--6 legs

let x=spider

y=beetle

x+y=8--(1)

8x+6y=54--(2)


Solving these eqn we get x=3 ,y = 5

3 spider ,24 legs

5 beetle , 30 legs
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