The drinks cost a total of $4 per drink * 2 drinks = $<<4*2=8>>8.

So the sandwiches cost a total of $26 total spending - $8 spending on drinks = $<<26-8=18>>18.

Therefore, each sandwich costs $18 for sandwiches / 3 sandwiches = $<<18/3=6>>6.

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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?
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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?
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