SOLUTION: There are 34 cats & dogs total. Cats eat .5 cans of food/day, dogs eat 1.5 cans of food/day. In 1 day, cats & dogs eat 36 cans. How many cats are there? How many dogs are there?
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Question 373744: There are 34 cats & dogs total. Cats eat .5 cans of food/day, dogs eat 1.5 cans of food/day. In 1 day, cats & dogs eat 36 cans. How many cats are there? How many dogs are there? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of cats
Let = number of dogs
given:
(1)
In 1 day, cats eat cans of food
In 1 day dogs eat cans of food
(2)
(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract from (2)
(2)
(1)
And, since
(1)
Ther are 15 cats and 19 dogs
