Question

An animal shelter spends $1.00 per day to care for each bird and $5.00 per day to care for each cat. Leah noticed that the shelter spent $88.00 caring for birds and cats on Tuesday. Leah found a record showing that there were a total of 32 birds and cats on Tuesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Tuesday?

Answer 1

There were 18 birds.

Explanation:

a bird = $1

a cat = $5

Ax + By = C

A(1) + B(5) = 88

A = 18 (# of birds)

B = 14 (# of cats)

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Answer 2

There would be 18 birds at the shelter.
$18 for 18 birds and $70 for 14 cats