Question

An animal shelter spends $2.50 per day to care for each cat and $3.50 per day to care for each dog. Hudson noticed that the shelter spent $123.50 caring for cats and dogs on Tuesday. Hudson found a record showing that there were a total of 41 cats and dogs on Tuesday. How many cats were at the shelter on Tuesday?

Answer 1

20 cats in the shelter

Explanation:

21 dogs x 3.50 = 73.50

20 cats x 2.50 = 50

73.50 + 50 = 123.50