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A cockroach and a spider are walking on the sands at a desert. Assume that both have the same weight and same sized legs. Which one would leave a deeper footprint on the sand? Why?

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Answer:

cockroach

Step-by-step explanation:

Because cockroach have only six legs and the surface area would be 6x (where x is size of foot) but in case of a spider who have 8 legs the area would be 8x since, 8x>6x the cockroach will leave deeper footprints

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