Question

Ant has 6 legs, how many ants could there have been if she saw between 35 and 50 legs

Answer 1

If an ant has six legs, then:

• Two ants have 12 legs
• Three ants have 18 legs
• Four ants have 24 legs
• Five ants have 30 legs
• Six ants have 36 legs
• Seven ants have 42 legs
• Eight ants have 48 legs
• Nine ants have 54 legs

So, if you saw between 35 and 50 legs, there are between six and eight ants.