An animal shelter that only cares for cats and dogs has 9 fewer dogs than cats. the animal shelter has 15 dogs. how many cats are at the animal shelter?

The answer is 24 cats. They way you get the answer is since there is 9 fewer dogs than cats in the shelter and there are 15 dogs you would add the 9 to the 15 to get the total amount of cats. Hope this helps

c=number o cats

d=number o dogs

has 9 fewer dogs than cats means c-9=d

has total o 15 dogs, so find cats

if d=15

c-9=15

add 9 to both sides

c=24

24 cats

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