Question

Linear System Word Problem - Animals

An animal shelter spends $5.00 per day to care for each bird and $6.00 per day to care for each cat. Mia noticed that the shelter spent $123.00 caring for birds and cats on Monday. Mia found a record showing that there were a total of 23 birds and cats on Monday. How many birds were at the shelter on Monday?

Answer 1

There were 15 birds at the shelter on Monday

Step-by-step explanation: 15 birds x 5$ =75$ and 8 cats x 6$=48$ 75$ + 48$=123$