Question

alejandro is ordering sandwiches for his family. he represents the total cost c of s sandwiches with the equation: c = 7s. what does the 7 mean? each sandwich costs $7.00. the cost of each sandwich increases by $7.00. the total cost is $7.00. he will buy 7 sandwiches.

Explanation:

In the equation $c = 7s$, $c$ is total cost and $s$ is number of sandwiches. The coefficient 7 represents the cost per - sandwich. When $s = 1$, $c=7\times1 = 7$, meaning one sandwich costs $7.

Answer:

Each sandwich costs $7.00.