Problema Solution
An animal shelter spends $2.00 per day to care for each bird and $3.00 per day to care for each cat. Ellie noticed that the shelter spent $73.00 caring for birds and cats on Friday. Ellie found a record showing that there were a total of 32 birds and cats on Friday. How many birds were at the shelter on Friday?
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Let
x = the number of birds in the shelter
32 - x = the number of cats in the shelter
The total amount spent caring for birds and cats is $73 means:
2x + (32 - x)*3 = 73
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x = 23 birds
There were 23 birds at the shelter in Friday.