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?
O $4.75
O $2.25
O $5.50
O $3.75
The cost for a Merry Go Round ticket is $4 and the cost for a funnel cake is $2.25. Since Tom had a certificate for $5 off, he only needed to pay the difference, which is $4 - $5 = -$1. This means that Tom actually received $1 in return.
If Jerry paid the rest of the cost, which was $10, and Tom received $1 in return, then the total cost for the churro was $10 - $1 = $<<10-1=9>>9.
Therefore, the cost for the churro was $9.
O $9
Let's break down the given information step-by-step:
1. Tom and Jerry each got a ticket for the Merry Go Round, and each ticket cost $4.
2. Tom got a funnel cake, which cost $2.25.
3. Tom had a certificate for $5 off the cost, so the cost of Tom's ticket and funnel cake together should be $4 (ticket) + $2.25 (funnel cake) - $5 (certificate) = $1.25.
4. Jerry paid the rest, which came to $10.
5. The remaining $10 payment must be for the cost of Jerry's ticket and churro combined.
6. Let's subtract the cost of Tom's ticket and funnel cake from Jerry's payment: $10 (Jerry's payment) - $1.25 (Tom's ticket and funnel cake) = $8.75.
7. This $8.75 must be the cost of Jerry's ticket and churro combined.
8. Since we know the ticket cost $4, we can subtract that from the $8.75 to find the cost of the churro: $8.75 - $4 = $4.75.
Therefore, the cost of the churro was $4.75.
Answer: O $4.75
To find the cost of the churro, we can start by calculating the total cost for Tom, which includes the Merry Go Round ticket and the funnel cake.
The Merry Go Round ticket costs $4, and the funnel cake costs $2.25. However, Tom has a certificate for $5 off the cost. So, we need to subtract $5 from the total cost.
Total cost for Tom = Merry Go Round ticket + funnel cake - $5 certificate = $4 + $2.25 - $5 = $6.25 - $5 = $1.25.
We know that Jerry paid the rest, which is $10, for his Merry Go Round ticket and churro. Therefore, we need to subtract the cost of Tom's Merry Go Round ticket to find the cost of the churro.
Cost of churro = Jerry's payment - Tom's Merry Go Round ticket = $10 - $4 = $6.
Therefore, the cost for the churro is $6.
So, the correct answer is: $6.