document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013340>Question 1013340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An animal shelter spends $2.00 per day to care for each bird and $6.50 per day to care for each cat. Gavin noticed that the shelter spent $120.50 caring for birds and cats on Thursday. Gavin found a record showing that there were a total of 31 birds and cats on Thursday. How many birds were at the shelter on Thursday?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b and c, the counts of birds and of cats;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28b%2Bc=31%2C2b%2B6.5c=120.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28b%2Bc=31%2C2b%2B6.5c=120.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----the description translated into a system of equations, to account for total birds and cats, and the cost that day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28b%2Bc=31%2C4b%2B13c=241%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28b%2Bc=31%2C4b%2B13c=241%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, partly preparing for Elimination Method, and then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%284b%2B4c=124%2C4b%2B13c=241%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%284b%2B4c=124%2C4b%2B13c=241%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----Now eliminate b and find c.\r<BR>\n" );
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