Answer:
a) How many of the pets were birds and how many were fish?
Number of birds = x = 28
Number of fish = y = 202
b) Equation for pets?
x + y = 230....... Equation 1
c) Equations for cost?
9x + 4y = 1060...... Equation 2
Explanation:
The pet store has an abundance of birds and fish and is selling them at a great price there are 230 of these pets In the store the cost for a bird is $9 and the cost per fish is $4 the store sold all the pets in a weekend blow out sale and made $1060 how many of the pets were birds and how many were fish? Equation for pets? Equations for cost?
Let us represent:
Number of birds = x
Number of fish = y
The pet store has an abundance of birds and fish and is selling them at a great price there are 230 of these pets
x + y = 230....... Equation 1
x = 230 - y
In the store the cost for a bird is $9 and the cost per fish is $4 the store sold all the pets in a weekend blow out sale and made $1060
$9 × x + $4 × y = $1060
9x + 4y = 1060...... Equation 2
We substitute 230 - y for x
9(230 - y) + 4y = 1060
2070 - 9y + 4y = 1060
Collect like terms
- 9y + 4y = 1060 -2070
-5y = -1010
y = -1010/-5
y = 202
Solving for x
x = 230 - y
x = 230 - 202
x = 28
Therefore,
Number of birds = x = 28
Number of fish = y = 202