An animal shelter spends $4.00 per day to care for each bird and $6.50 per day to care for each cat. Olivia noticed that the shelter spent $212.00 caring for birds and cats on Thursday. Olivia found a record showing that there were a total of 38 birds and cats on Thursday. How many birds were at the shelter on Thursday?

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Myla Haynes

12 August, 15:09

An animal shelter spends $4.00 per day to care for each bird and $6.50 per day to care for each cat. Olivia noticed that the shelter spent $212.00 caring for birds and cats on Thursday. Olivia found a record showing that there were a total of 38 birds and cats on Thursday. How many birds were at the shelter on Thursday?

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Janae Skinner · Answer 1

There were 14 birds

Step-by-step explanation:

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x = number of birds

y = number of cats

4$*x + 6.5$*y = 212$ (total spent on thursday)

x + y = 38 (total number of birds and cats)

y = 38 - x

4$*x + 6.5$ * (38 - x) = 212$

-2.5$ x = - 35$

x = 14 (number of birds)

y = 24 (number of cats)