Question

Ryan earns $5 for each small dog he walks and $8 for each large dog he walks. Today he walked 9 dogs and made a total of $51. How many large dogs did Ryan walk?

Answer 1

This is systems of equations

Answer 2

s= small dog
l= large dog

Answer 3

let x be the number of large dogs Ryan walks
and y the number of small dogs
x+y=9
8x+5y=51

Answer 4

you need to solve for x here

Answer 5

s+l=9
5s=8l=51

Answer 6

so I end up with 9x + 6y = 60
Where do I go from there?

Answer 7

No that's not how you solve the system

Answer 8

first write y in terms of x like this
y=9-x
then sub y into the second equation
8x+5(9-x)=51

Answer 9

solve for x to find the number of dogs you need

Answer 10

Thank you!

Answer 11

welcome^_^

Answer 12

if you get x=2 then you got it correct!