Question

Avelina has 4 cats and 3 dogs. She went to the local pet store and spent $35on new dog collars and $14 on new cat collars. Then she came home,picked up her pets and took them to the veterinarian's office where spent$70. After taking her pets home, she went to the beauty shop and spent $42on a hair cut. How much money did Avelina spend on each pet at theveterinarian's office?A) $7.00B) $10.00C) $17.00D) $23.00

Answer 1

rThe problem says that she spent $70 at the veterinarian's office, the cost of each pet will be the total $70 divided by the number of pets, she has 4 cats and 3 dogs, a total of 7 pets, the cost per pet will be

$\frac{\ 70}{7\text{ pets}}=\ 10\text{ for each pet}$

Therefore, she spent $10 for each pet at the veterinarian's office, letter B