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You have eight more dogs than cats. You have 2 fewer chickens than dogs. You have three fewer guinea pigs than cats. If you have a total of 59 pets, write an equation that would help you find how many of each pet you have. Describe what the variable represents (Let __ represent...).

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Explanation:

d = dog

d = c + 8

ch = chickens

ch = d -2

gp = guinia pigs

gp = c - 3

d + c + ch + gp = 59

gp = c- 3

gp = d -8 - 3

gp = d - 11

d + d-8 + d - 2 + d-11 = 59

4d -8 - 2 - 11 = 59

4d - 21 = 59

4d - 21 + 21 = 59 + 21

4d = 80

4d/4 = 80/4

d = 20

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c = d - 8

c = 20 - 8

c = 12

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ch = d - 2

ch = 20 - 2

ch = 18

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gp = d - 11

gp = 20 - 11

gp = 9

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