Please help: cats sell for $10.00 each; canaries sell for $15.00 each.

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Markfernandez

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In a local pet store, the cats sell for $10.00 each and the canaries sell for $15.00 each. The total value was $360.00. One night, the owner forgot to close the door and the animals got loose. One-sixth of the cats and half of the canaries disapeared l. If the total value of the remaining animals is $220.00, how many of each was present before the escape

to find the solution, write and solve a system of linear equations.
 
Markfernandez said:
In a local pet store, the cats sell for $10.00 each and the canaries sell for $15.00 each. The total value was $360.00. One night, the owner forgot to close the door and the animals got loose. One-sixth of the cats and half of the canaries disapeared l. If the total value of the remaining animals is $220.00, how many of each was present before the escape

to find the solution, write and solve a system of linear equations.
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Assuming no canaries were eaten by the cats...

Start with let

the # of escaped cats = C

the # of escaped canaries = Y ..... and continue....

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