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 churro? (1 point)
O $4.75
O $2.25
O $5.50
O $3.75
The cost of the Merry Go Round ticket and the funnel cake comes to $4 + $2.25 = $<<4+2.25=6.25>>6.25.
Since Tom had a $5 certificate, he only paid $6.25 - $5 = $<<6.25-5=1.25>>1.25.
Therefore, the cost of the churro is $10 - $1.25 = $<<10-1.25=8.75>>8.75.
The cost for churro is $8.75. Answer: \boxed{8.75}.
Let's break down the information given to solve the problem step-by-step.
1. Tom used a certificate worth $5 off the cost, so the total cost for Tom's ticket and funnel cake was reduced by $5 from the original price.
2. Jerry paid the remaining amount, which was $10, for his ticket and churro.
3. Each Merry Go Round ticket costs $4, and the funnel cake costs $2.25.
4. The original cost for Tom without the $5 discount would be the ticket price plus the funnel cake price, which is $4 + $2.25 = $6.25.
5. The discount of $5 brings the cost down to $6.25 - $5 = $1.25 for Tom's ticket and funnel cake.
6. The remaining amount that Jerry paid, $10, includes his ticket and the churro.
7. To find the cost of Jerry's churro, we subtract the cost of Tom's ticket and funnel cake from the total amount Jerry paid, which is $10 - $1.25 = $8.75.
Therefore, the cost for Jerry's churro is $8.75.
So, the correct answer is:
O $8.75
To find the cost of the churro, we need to deduct the cost of the Merry Go Round ticket and the funnel cake from the total amount Jerry paid.
First, we start by finding the total cost that Jerry paid, which is $10.
Next, we determine the cost of the Merry Go Round ticket. Given that each ticket costs $4, and both Tom and Jerry got one ticket each, the total cost of the Merry Go Round tickets is $4 multiplied by 2, which equals $8.
Now we subtract the cost of the Merry Go Round tickets from the total paid by Jerry: $10 - $8 = $2.
This remaining amount represents the combined cost of the funnel cake and the churro.
Given that the cost of the funnel cake is $2.25, we subtract this amount from the remaining $2.
$2 - $2.25 = -$0.25.
Since the result is negative, it means that the remaining amount does not cover the cost of the funnel cake and the churro.
Therefore, the cost of the churro cannot be calculated using the given information.