Solve.
-A local animal shelter accepts abandoned cats and dogs. They usually receive three times as many cats as dogs. They estimate that 80% of the cats and 50% of the dogs that come in need some kind of medical treatment. If
They treated 319 animals last year, how many cats and dogs did they take in?
A)110 dogs, 113 cats
B)330 dogs, 990 cats
C)110 dogs, 330 cats
D)330 dogs, 110 cats

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Let the number of dogs be $d$ and the number of cats be $c$. Given that $c = 3d$ and $0.8c + 0.5d = 319$. Solving these equations, we find $d = 110$ and $c = 330$.

Solve. -A Local Animal Shelter Accepts Abandoned Cats and Dogs. They