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An animal shelter spends $2.50 per day to care for each cat and $7.50 per day to care for each dog. Brandon noticed that the shelter spent $182.50 caring for cats and dogs on Thursday. Brandon found a record showing that there were a total of 37 cats and dogs on Thursday. How many cats were at the shelter on Thursday?

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Answer:

2.50 c+7.50 d=182.50

2.5 c+7.5 d= 182.5

c+3 d=73

c+d=37

subtract

2d=36

d=18

c=37-18=19

number of cats=19

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