SOLUTION: there are three times as many cats at the animal shelter as dogs. if 4 cats are adopted there would be an equal number of cats and dogs at the shelter. how many cats were in the sh
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Question 938822: there are three times as many cats at the animal shelter as dogs. if 4 cats are adopted there would be an equal number of cats and dogs at the shelter. how many cats were in the shelter at first.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x and x
6cats and 2dogs
(3x-4) = x
x = 2
...
6 cats originally
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