Wade has called into a rest stop and decides to get food for the road. He buys a sandwich to eat now, one for the road, and one for in the evening. He also buys 2 drinks. If the drinks cost $4 each and Wade spends a total of $26 then how much, in dollars, did the sandwiches each cost?
The drinks cost a total of $4 per drink * 2 drinks = $
<gadget id="calculator">4*2</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8.
So the sandwiches cost a total of $26 total spending - $8 spending on drinks = $
<gadget id="calculator">26-8</gadget>
<output>18</output>
18.
Therefore, each sandwich costs $18 for sandwiches / 3 sandwiches = $
<gadget id="calculator">18/3</gadget>
<output>6</output>
6.

<result>6</result>