Answer: S=25
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Total creepy-crawly creatures in a room=20
Also, there are 20 % are spiders.
Since 20%=0.2
The number of spiders=[tex]0.2\times20=4[/tex]
Then number of flies= 20-4=16
Since flies has 6 legs, then the number of legs in all flies=[tex]6\times16=96[/tex]
Also, spider has 8 legs, then the number of all legs in spiders= [tex]8\times4=32[/tex]
Total legs of all creepy crawls= 96+32=128
The percent of spider legs=[tex]\frac{32}{128}\times100=25\%[/tex]
hence, if S% of the total legs belong to spiders, then S=25
