An animal shelter spends $2.35 per day to care for each cat and $5.50 per day to care for each
dog. pat noticed that the shelter spent $89.50 caring for cats and dogs on wednesday.
write an equation to represent the possible numbers of cats and dogs that could have been at the
shelter on wednesday.
pat said that there might have been 8 cats and 14 dogs at the shelter on wednesday. are pat’s
numbers possible? use your equation to justify your answer.
later, pat found a record showing that there were a total of 22 cats and dogs at the shelter on
wednesday. how many cats were at the shelter on wednesday?