Question

There were 14 dogs adopted from the animal shelter last week. This week, 8 dogs were adopted .There are 5 dogs left. How many dogs, d, did the shelter have for adoption?

Answer 1

The animal shelter initially had 27 dogs for adoption.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total number of dogs the shelter had for adoption, we can set up an equation. Let d represent the number of dogs the shelter had initially. We know 14 dogs were adopted last week and 8 dogs were adopted this week. Therefore, the equation is: d - 14 - 8 = 5. Simplifying the equation, we get d - 22 = 5. Adding 22 to both sides, we have d = 27. Therefore, the shelter had 27 dogs for adoption initially.

Answer 2

d=27

Step-by-step explanation:

A total of 14+8=22 dogs were adopted. Since there are 5 left, there were 22+5=27 dogs up for adoption.