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a pet store has a total of45 cats and dogs. there are 7 more cats than dogs. find the number of cats and dogs in the store. write and solve a sysyem of equations that represents the situation

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if there is 45 cats and dogs, but theres 7 more cats the total has to be 45 so
there are 26 cats and 19 dogs because that equals to 45.

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