Ryan cams $5 for each small dog he walks and $8 for each large dog he walks. Today he
walked 8 dogs and made a total of $55. How many small dogs did Ryan walk?
Ryan walked _ small dogs.
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Answer:

3 small dogs

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s stand for small dogs and L stand for large dogs. Set up a system of equations and solve.

5s + 8L = 55

s + L = 8

5s + 5L = 40

3L = 15

L = 5

s + 5 = 8

s = 3