An animal shelter spends $2.50 per day to care for each cat and $7.50 per day to care for each dog. brandon noticed that the shelter spent $182.50 caring for cats and dogs on thursday. brandon found a record showing that there were a total of 37 cats and dogs on thursday. how many cats were at the shelter on thursday?

2.50 c+7.50 d=182.50

2.5 c+7.5 d= 182.5

c+3 d=73

c+d=37

subtract

2d=36

d=18

c=37-18=19

number of cats=19

Step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation: the answer is 27. first multiply .32 by 25 which equals 8. then add 8 to 25 which gives you 33. then you subtract that from 6 since she gave 6 to her brother.

,, add !

x = 3 ± √(5+y)