An animal shelter spends $1.50 per day to care for each cat and $3.50 per day to care for each dog. Amelia noticed that the shelter spent $57.50 caring for cats and dogs on Wednesday. Amelia found a record showing that there were a total of 29 cats and dogs on Wednesday. How many cats were at the shelter on Wednesday?
Accepted Solution
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There was 22 cats on Wednesday. Because 22 * 1.50 is 33 And 7 * 3.50 is 24.5 So adding that together it makes 57.50, meaning that there’s 22 cats and 7 dogs