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An animal shelter uses 41 cups of food each day to feed the dogs and cats. Each dog eats 2 cups per day. The cats eat a total of 17 cups per day. The diagram represents this situation. Which equation can be used to find d, the number of dogs at the shelter?

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Answer:

The equation that can be used to find d is [tex]2d+17=41[/tex]

[tex]d=12\ dogs[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

d -----> the number of dogs

we know that

The linear equation that represent this situation is

[tex]2d+17=41[/tex]

Solve for d

Subtract 17 both sides

[tex]2d=41-17[/tex]

[tex]2d=24[/tex]

Divide by 2 both sides

[tex]d=12\ dogs[/tex]

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