Question

A roast beef sandwich costs $6.75. A customer buys multiple roast beef sandwiches. Write an equation that represents the situation. Use $x$ to represent the number of roast beef sandwiches. Then determine how many sandwiches the customer buys. Amount Used for Payment $50 Change Received $16.25 An equation that represents this situation is . The customer buys sandwiches.

Answer 1

Number of roast beef sandwiches bought = 5

Explanation:

Cost of a roast beef sandwich = $6.75

x = number of roast beef sandwiches bought

Amount Used for Payment = $50

Change Received = $16.25

Actual amount paid = Amount Used for Payment - Change Received

= $50 - $16.25

= $33.75

Actual amount paid = $33.75

Number of roast beef sandwiches bought = Actual amount paid / Cost of a roast beef sandwich

= $33.75 / $6.75

= 5 roast beef sandwiches

Number of roast beef sandwiches bought = 5