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?

Question

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?

(1 point)
Responses

$3.75

$2.25

$5.50

$4.75

Answer 1

The cost of Tom's ticket for the Merry Go Round was $4 and his funnel cake was $2.25. So, the total cost for Tom was $4 + $2.25 = $<<4+2.25=6.25>>6.25.

Since Tom had a $5 certificate, he only had to pay $6.25 - $5 = $<<6.25-5=1.25>>1.25.

Jerry paid the rest of the amount, which was $10 - $1.25 = $<<10-1.25=8.75>>8.75.

The cost of Jerry's ticket for the Merry Go Round was $4. So, the cost of the churro can be calculated by subtracting the cost of the ticket from the total amount Jerry paid. Therefore, the cost of the churro is $8.75 - $4 = $<<8.75-4=4.75>>4.75.

Therefore, the cost for a churro is $4.75. So, the correct answer is $4.75.

Answer 2

Let's calculate the total cost for Tom and Jerry separately.

Tom's expenses:
Merry Go Round ticket: $4
Funnel cake: $2.25

Total cost for Tom: $4 + $2.25 = $6.25

Tom had a certificate worth $5 off, so his remaining payment would be $6.25 - $5 = $1.25.

Jerry paid the rest, which was $10. Since Jerry's payment includes the cost of his Merry Go Round ticket and his churro, we can calculate the cost of the churro by subtracting the cost of the Merry Go Round ticket from the total payment:

Cost of churro = Total payment - Merry Go Round ticket cost

Cost of churro = $10 - $4 = $6

Therefore, the cost for a churro is $6.

The correct answer is option (4): $4.75.

Answer 3

To find the cost of the churro, we need to subtract the cost of the funnel cake that Tom paid from the total amount that Jerry paid.

First, let's calculate the cost of the funnel cake. We know that Tom had a certificate for $5 off, so the cost of the funnel cake after the discount is $2.25 - $5 = -$2.75. However, the cost cannot be negative, so the funnel cake actually costs $2.25.

Now, we can find the cost of the churro by subtracting the cost of the funnel cake ($2.25) from the total amount Jerry paid ($10).

$10 - $2.25 = $7.75

Therefore, the cost for a churro is $7.75, but this amount is not among the provided options.