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An animal shelter spends $3.50 per day to care for each bird and $8.50 per day to care for each cat. Jaxson noticed that the shelter spent $114.00 caring for birds and cats on Tuesday. Jaxson found a record showing that there were a total of 24 birds and cats on Tuesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Tuesday?

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X+y=24
3.5x+8.5y=114

X=18
18 birds
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