Mrs. Stewart needs puppies! She goes to Animal Friends to look and finds 27 puppies, some Labs and some Shepherds. She comes home with 3 less than twice the number of labs as shepherds.
x = number of Labs and y = number of Shepherds.

What equations could you use to find out how many of each kind she brings home?

A. x + y = 27
y = 2x - 3

B. x + 27 = y
y = 2x - 3

C. x - y = 27
y = 2x + 3

D. x + y = 27
y = 3 - 2x

Question

Mrs. Stewart needs puppies! She goes to Animal Friends to look and finds 27 puppies, some Labs and some Shepherds. She comes home with 3 less than twice the number of labs as shepherds.
x = number of Labs and y = number of Shepherds.

What equations could you use to find out how many of each kind she brings home?

 

	A.	x + y = 27
y = 2x - 3

 	B.	x + 27 = y
y = 2x - 3

 	C.	x - y = 27
y = 2x + 3
 

 	D.	x + y = 27
y = 3 - 2x