Question 877546

Margie is responsible for buying a week's supply of food and medicine for the dogs and cats at a local shelter. The food and medicine for each dog cost twice as much as those supplies for a cat. She needs to feed 164 cats and 24 dogs. Her budget is $4240. How much can Margie spend on each dog for food and medicine?
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Let amount she can spend on each dog's food and medicine be D
Then amount she can spend on each cat's food and medicine = {{{(1/2)D}}}, or {{{D/2}}}
From this we get: {{{164(D/2) + 24D = 4240}}}
She can spend ${{{highlight_green(highlight_green(40)))}}} on each dog's food and medicine.
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