Hugo ordered sandwiches for his friends. the veggie sandwiches cost $2 apiece and the meat sandwiches cost $7 apiece. hugo ordered 6 sandwiches and paid $27. how many of each type of sandwich did he order?

veggie sandwiches

meat sandwiches

Veggie - 3
Meat - 3

Explanation

Let x be veggie sandwich and y be meat

Then;

2x+7y = 27 and x+y= 6
Solving the equations

Put x = 6-y in place of x in the first equation and solve for y

Answer is y = 3

Then put y = 3 in the above equation and solve for x. Answer is x= 3