An animal shelter has a total of 350 animals comprised of cats, dogs, and rabbits. If the number of rabbts is 5 less than one-half the number of cats, and there are 20 more cats than dogs, how many of each animal are at the shelter?

An animal shelter has a total of 350 animals comprised of cats, dogs, and rabbits. If the number of rabbts is 5 less than one-half the number of cats, and there are 20 more cats than dogs, how many of each animal are at the shelter?

College Algebra

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Author:Jay Abramson

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Chapter7: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

Section7.2: Systems Of Linear Equations: Three Variables

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