An animal shelter spends $1.00per day to care for each cat and $4.50 per day to care for each dog. Damian noticed that the shelter spent $85.00 caring for cats and dogs on Tuesday. Damian found a record showing that there were a total of 22 cats and dogs on Tuesday. How many cats were at the shelter on Tuesday?

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Answer:

4 cats and 18 dogs

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]85= x+4.5y\\ 22=x+y[/tex]