Question

An animal shelter spends $1.00 per day to care for each bird and $3.50 per day to care for each cat. Gabriella noticed that the shelter spent $85.00 caring for birds and cats on Wednesday. Gabriella found a record showing that there were a total of 30 birds and cats on Wednesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Wednesday?

Answer 1

30 animals on Wednesday =

22 cats x $3.50 per day = $75

8 birds x $1.00 =$8

$75 + $8 = $85

# of birds @ the shelter = 8

# of cats @ the shelter = 22