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4. There are 37 more cats c than dogs d in an animal shelter. If there are 78 cats at

the shelter, which equation represents the relationship between the number
of cats and dogs?
F. d + 37 = 78 G. d - 37 = 78 H. C + 37 = 78 I. C - 37 = 78

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\text{Hello there!}\\\\\text{We need to find the correct equation that represents the statement}\\\\\text{We know that there are 37 MORE cats in the shelter, so we would be }\\\text{adding 37}\\\\\text{We know that there are also dogs in the shelter}\\\\\text{We would have d as our variable for dogs}\\\\\text{This means that our answer would be F}\\\\\boxed{\text{Answer: F. d+37=78}}

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d+37=78

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