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olchik [2.2K]
3 years ago
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An animal shelter spends $4.50 per day to care for each bird and $8.50 per day to care for each cat. Dominic noticed that the sh

elter spent $175.00 caring for birds and cats on Monday. Dominic found a record showing that there were a total of 22 birds and cats on Monday. How many birds were at the shelter on Monday?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Nimfa-mama [501]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

4.5b + 8.5c = 175

b + c = 22.......b = 22 - c

4.5(22 - c) + 8.5c = 175

99 - 4.5c + 8.5c = 175

-4.5c + 8.5c = 175 - 99

4c = 76

c = 76/4

c = 19......there are 19 cats

b + c = 22

b + 19 = 22

b = 22 - 19

b = 3 <==== there are 3 birds

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