SOLUTION: Your teacher tells you there are two kinds of amphibians and salamanders, 44 in all. The chart on the wall says to feed each frog 5 crickets a day and each salamander 3 crickets a

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Question 705845: Your teacher tells you there are two kinds of amphibians and salamanders, 44 in all. The chart on the wall says to feed each frog 5 crickets a day and each salamander 3 crickets a day You know that 182 crickets are used in one day. Using substitution, find the number of frogs in the classroom.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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frogs, f.
salamanders, s.

44=f%2Bs
5%2Af%2B3%2As=182

working with first equation, s=44-f. Substitute this s into the crickets equation and solve for f, the number of frogs.