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29 July, 18:04

An animal shelter spends $5.50 per day to care for each bird and $7.00 per day to care for each cat. Gianna noticed that the shelter spent $217.00 caring for birds and cats on Friday. Gianna found a record showing that there were a total of 34 birds and cats on Friday. How many birds were at the shelter on Friday?

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  1. 29 July, 21:22
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    14

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Set up the two equations:

    5.5x + 7y = 217

    x + y = 34

    7x + 7y = 238

    5.5x + 7y = 217

    1.5x = 21

    x = 14
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