A sandwich costs $0.75 more than a container of milk. A customer buys 4 sandwiches and 4 containers of milk. The customer pays $7.00. What is the cost of a sandwich?
Accepted Solution
A:
Let x be the cost of a sandwich
7 = 4x + 4 (x-0.75) 7 = 4x + 4x - 3 10 = 8x 8x = 10 x = 10/8 x = 1.25 A sandwich is $1.25