A pet store currently has a total of 45 cats and dogs. There are 7 more cats than dogs. How do you find the number of cats and dogs in the store?
1 Answer
Nov 20, 2016
In the store there are currently 19 dogs and 26 cats.
Explanation:
We are looking for the number of cats and dogs so let's call
Now we are told there are 7 more cats (
We are also told there is a total of 45 cats (
We can now substitute, from the first equation,
Now that we have