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? (1 point) Responses $5.00 $5.00 $5.25 $5.25 $2.50 $2.50 $7.25
the answer is C
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Let's work through this step by step.
First, let's find the total cost of Ella's ticket and snow cone. The ticket is $5 and the snow cone is $3.50, so the total cost is $5 + $3.50 = $<<5+3.5=8.50>>8.50.
Next, we subtract the $6 discount that Ella had, so Ella paid $8.50 - $6 = $<<8.50-6=2.50>>2.50.
Since Margaret paid the rest, which was $12.75 in total, we can subtract Ella's cost from that: $12.75 - $2.50 = $<<12.75-2.5=10.25>>10.25.
Therefore, the cost of the cotton candy was $10.25.
Let's break down the information given in the problem step-by-step to determine the cost of the cotton candy.
1. Ella and Margaret each got a ticket for the Ferris wheel.
- The cost of each Ferris wheel ticket is $5.
- Therefore, the total cost of the Ferris wheel tickets is $5 + $5 = $<<5+5=10>>10.
2. Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost.
- This means Ella paid $10 - $6 = $<<10-6=4>>4 for the Ferris wheel ticket.
3. Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75.
- Since Ella paid $4, the remaining amount paid by Margaret is $12.75 - $4 = $<<12.75-4=8.75>>8.75.
4. Ella also got a snow cone, which costs $3.50.
- Therefore, the total cost of the snow cone and the Ferris wheel ticket for Ella is $4 + $3.50 = $<<4+3.5=7.5>>7.5.
5. The total cost of Margaret's ticket and cotton candy is $8.75.
- If we subtract the cost of the ticket from this total, we can find the cost of the cotton candy.
- $8.75 - $5 = $<<8.75-5=3.75>>3.75.
Therefore, the cost of the cotton candy is $3.75.
Answer: $3.75
To find the cost of the cotton candy, we need to subtract the cost of Ella's snow cone and her certificate discount from the total amount paid by Margaret.
First, let's calculate the cost of Ella's snow cone:
Snow cone = $3.50
Next, let's calculate how much Ella saved with her certificate:
Certificate discount = $6.00
Since the certificate discount is for Ella's ticket, we need to subtract it from the snow cone cost:
Effective snow cone cost = Snow cone - Certificate discount
Effective snow cone cost = $3.50 - $6.00
Effective snow cone cost = -$2.50 (negative value because Ella saved money instead of paying for it)
Now, let's calculate the total amount paid by Margaret:
Total amount paid by Margaret = $12.75
Next, we need to add back the effective snow cone cost to the total amount paid by Margaret to get the cost of the cotton candy:
Cost of cotton candy = Total amount paid by Margaret + Effective snow cone cost
Cost of cotton candy = $12.75 + (-$2.50)
Cost of cotton candy = $10.25
Therefore, the cost of the cotton candy was $10.25.