An animal shelter spends $4.50 per day to care for each bird and $8.50 per day to care for each cat. Wyatt noticed that the shelter spent $221.50 caring for birds and cats on Wednesday. Wyatt found a record showing that there were a total of 35 birds and cats on Wednesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Wednesday?

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Krish

19 April, 08:42

An animal shelter spends $4.50 per day to care for each bird and $8.50 per day to care for each cat. Wyatt noticed that the shelter spent $221.50 caring for birds and cats on Wednesday. Wyatt found a record showing that there were a total of 35 birds and cats on Wednesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Wednesday?

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Corky · Answer 1

16cats and 19 birds

Step-by-step explanation:

if we say that x is birds and y is cats we can say that:

4.5x+8.5y=221.5 (the amount birds and cat both need)

y+x = 35 (number of cats and cats)

x=35-y

4.5 (35-y) + 8.5y = 221.5

157.5-4.5y + 8.5y = 221.5

4y=64

y = 16

16+x=35

x=19