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a group of students went hiking in wildlife sanctuary. during the hike a total of 180 ticks and mosquitoes were slapped. if these pests had a total of 1240 legs, how many mosquitoes and how many ticks were slapped during the hike?(hint: ticks have 8 legs and mosquitoes have 6 legs)

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Answer:

m = 100, t = 80

Explanation:

m + t = 180

6m + 8t = 1240

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