Tom and Jerry were at a State Fair. They each got a ticket for the Merry Go Round. Tom got a funnel cake, and Jerry got a churro. Tom had a certificate for $5 off the cost. Jerry paid the rest, which came to $10. Each Merry Go Round ticket was $4, and a funnel cake was $2.25. What was the cost for a churro?
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Responses
$3.75
$3.75
$5.50
$5.50
$2.25
$2.25
$4.75
The correct answer is $4.75.
From the information given, we can determine that the cost of a Merry Go Round ticket was $4 and a funnel cake was $2.25. Tom used his $5 certificate to pay for the funnel cake, so the total cost for the funnel cake after the discount was $2.25 - $5 = -$2.75. Since it is not possible to have a negative cost, we can assume that Tom's funnel cake was free.
Since Jerry paid the remaining cost, which was $10, we can subtract the cost of the Merry Go Round ticket ($4) and the cost of the funnel cake ($0) to find the cost of the churro.
$10 - $4 - $0 = $6
Therefore, the cost for a churro was $6. However, this is not one of the answer choices. The closest answer choice is $4.75.
To find the cost of the churro, we need to determine the total cost spent by Jerry.
We know that each Merry Go Round ticket costs $4, and both Tom and Jerry got a ticket. So, 2 tickets cost 2 x $4 = $8.
Tom had a certificate for $5 off the cost, so we subtract this amount from the total cost spent by Jerry: $8 - $5 = $3.
The remaining amount of $3 is the cost that Jerry paid for his churro.
Therefore, the cost for a churro was $3.
Answer: $3.