An animal shelter
An animal shelter costs $5.50 per day to care for each bird and $8.50 per day for each cat. On Wednesday, Nicole noticed the shelter spent $283.00 caring for birds and cats. Nicole found a record showing a total of 40 birds and cats on Wednesday. How many birds were at the shelter on Wednesday?
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