Problema Solution
Ryan earns $5 for each small dog he walks and $8 for each large dog he walks. Today he walked 8 dogs and made a total of $49. How many small dogs did Ryan walk?
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let 'x' represent the number of small dogs Ryan walked, then '8-x' represents the number of large dogs Ryan walked
49 = 5x + 8(8-x)
click here to solve for the number of small dogs
x=5
8-5=3
Ryan walked 5 small dogs and 3 large dogs.