Homework Help: 6th grade math

Posted by peyton on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 6:28pm.

A spider has 8 legs. An ant has 6 legs. There are a group of spiders and a group of ants. The groups have equal numbers of legs. What is the least number of spiders and ants in each group.

6th grade math - Ms. Sue, Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 6:32pm
The least common multiple of 8 and 6 is 24.

24/8 = 3 spiders
24/6 = 4 ants

Answer this Question

Related Questions

math grade 6 - a carpainter made 20 pieces of furniture comprising of 74 legs. ...
Social studies - 1. How many legs does a grasshopper have? 2. How many legs does...
4th grade - william counted the legs on a centipede he told max if you multiply ...
Riddle - There are 14 legs in this group. There are 6 heads in this group. There...
MATHS - Mr Wood makes tables with 4 legs and stools with 3 legs. Nine customers ...
math - Flamingos have 2 legs lions have 4 legs there are 72 animals totaling 200...
math - The area of a right triangle is 44m squared. Find the lengths of its legs...
Culture - What differentiates the act of grouping people from the act of ...
pythagorus theoram - the two legs of a right 6triangle are equal and the square ...
physics!! - if u jump onto the floor, are you more likely to be hurt if your ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: