Ella and Margaret were at a carnival. They each got a ticket for the Ferris wheel. Ella got a snow cone, and Margaret got a cotton candy. Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost. Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75. Each Ferris wheel ticket was $5, and a snow cone was $3.50. What was the cost for cotton candy?
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Responses
$5.00
$5.00
$5.25
$5.25
$2.50
$2.50
$7.25
that's not right bot
Let's break down the information given:
- Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, so her total cost was $(5 + 3.50 - 6) = $2.50.
- Margaret paid the remaining cost, which was $12.75.
- The cost of the Ferris wheel ticket was $5.
To find out the cost of the cotton candy, we need to subtract the cost of Ella's ticket and snow cone from Margaret's payment:
Margaret's payment - (Ella's ticket + Ella's snow cone) = Cotton Candy cost
$12.75 - ($5 + $3.50) = Cotton Candy cost
$12.75 - $8.50 = Cotton Candy cost
Therefore, the cost of the cotton candy is $4.25.
The correct option is: $7.25
To find the cost of the cotton candy, we need to subtract the cost of Ella's snow cone and the $6 discount from the total paid by Margaret.
Ella's snow cone cost $3.50 and Margaret paid $12.75 in total. So, to find the cost of the cotton candy, we subtract $3.50 from $12.75 and get $9.25.
Therefore, the cost for the cotton candy was $9.25.
Option: $7.25 is incorrect.
$5.00 is incorrect because that is the price of the Ferris wheel ticket, not the cotton candy.
$5.25 is incorrect because that is not the correct calculation based on the given information.
$2.50 is incorrect because that is not the correct calculation based on the given information.
To find the cost of cotton candy, we first need to find the total cost for Ella's ticket and snow cone.
The cost for Ella's Ferris wheel ticket is $5.
The cost for Ella's snow cone is $3.50.
So the total cost for Ella's ticket and snow cone is $5 + $3.50 = $<<5+3.50=8.50>>8.50.
We know that Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, so the final cost Ella paid is $8.50 - $6 = $<<8.50-6=2.50>>2.50.
We also know that Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75.
Therefore, the cost for cotton candy is $12.75 - $2.50 = $<<12.75-2.50=10.25>>10.25.
So the cost for cotton candy is $10.25.
Therefore, the correct answer is $10.25.