Pa's Pets has 26 cats and 15 fish for sale. If 6 of the fish have spots, and if the total number of spotted cats and spotted fish isn 3 times the number of cats without spot, how many of these cats and fish have spots?
Answer Choices
A. 8
B. 9
C. 18
D. 24
+36916 spotted cats = x
6 + x = 3 (26 -x)
6 + x = 78-3x
-72=-4x
x=18 = spotted cats spotted cats = 6 spotted cats +spotted fish = 18 + 6 = 24 critters with spots.
+36916 spotted cats = x
6 + x = 3 (26 -x)
6 + x = 78-3x
-72=-4x
x=18 = spotted cats spotted cats = 6 spotted cats +spotted fish = 18 + 6 = 24 critters with spots.
