Let p be the number of balloons required to make one balloon poodle and g the number of balloons required to make one balloon giraffe.
Then we have:
I) 5p + g = 15
II) p + g = 7
Subtracting equation II from equation I, we have:
5p - p + g - g = 15 - 7
4p = 8
p = 8/4
p = 2
Replacing p with 2 in equation II we have:
2 + g = 7
g = 7 - 2
g = 5
Answer: Each poodle requires 2 balloons and each giraffe requires 5 balloons.
