An animal shelter spends $3.00 per day to care for each cat and $8.50 per day to care for each dog. Nathan noticed that the shel

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An animal shelter spends $3.00 per day to care for each cat and $8.50 per day to care for each dog. Nathan noticed that the shel

ter spent $109.00 caring for cats and dogs on Tuesday. Nathan found a record showing that there were a total of 18 cats and dogs on Tuesday. How many cats were at the shelter on Tuesday?

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professor190 [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-23T11:00:31+03:00

professor190 [17]3 years ago

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$3.00x + $8.50x
$109.00: Tuesday
18 cats and dogs

8 cats and 10 dogs

3(8) + 8.50(10)
24 + 85
$109

8 cats were at the shelter on Tuesday