A spider has 8 legs an ant has 6 there is a group of spider and ants the gruop hhave equal numbers of legs what is the least number of spider and ants?

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2026-05-06 12:20

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Let's denote the number of spiders as S and the number of ants as A. Since each spider has 8 legs and each ant has 6 legs, the total number of legs in the group can be expressed as 8S + 6A. To have an equal number of legs, we need to find the least common multiple of 8 and 6, which is 24. Therefore, we can have 3 spiders (3 x 8 = 24 legs) and 4 ants (4 x 6 = 24 legs) to have an equal total number of legs in the group.

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