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)
A. $5.00
B. $5.25
C. $2.50
D. $7.25
The total cost of Ella's ticket and snow cone is $5 + $3.50 = $<<5+3.50=8.50>>8.50.
Let x be the cost of the cotton candy.
Margaret paid $12.75, so 12.75 = 8.50 + x - $6.00
Thus, 12.75 = 2.50 + x
Therefore, x = 12.75 - 2.50 = 10.25
Thus, the cost for cotton candy was $10.25.
Therefore, the answer is D. $7.25.
To find the cost of the cotton candy, we need to subtract the cost of Ella's snow cone and her discount from the total amount that Margaret paid.
The cost of Ella's snow cone is $3.50.
Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, so her discount is $6.
The total amount that Margaret paid is $12.75.
To find the cost of the cotton candy, we need to subtract the cost of Ella's snow cone ($3.50) and her discount ($6) from $12.75.
$12.75 - $3.50 - $6 = $12.75 - $9.50 = $3.25
So, the cost of the cotton candy is $3.25.
Therefore, the answer is not one of the options provided.
To solve this problem, let's break it down step-by-step:
1. First, let's find the cost of Ella's ticket and snow cone without the certificate.
- The ticket costs $5.
- The snow cone costs $3.50.
- So, Ella's total cost without the certificate is $5 + $3.50 = $8.50.
2. Since Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, we subtract $6 from her total cost.
- $8.50 - $6 = $2.50.
3. Now, let's find the total cost that Margaret paid.
- Margaret paid the remaining cost after Ella's discount, which is $12.75.
- So, Margaret paid $12.75.
4. Finally, let's find the cost of cotton candy, which is the difference between Margaret's payment and the cost of Ella's ticket and snow cone.
- The cost of cotton candy = Margaret's payment - (cost of Ella's ticket + cost of Ella's snow cone)
- The cost of cotton candy = $12.75 - ($5 + $3.50)
- The cost of cotton candy = $12.75 - $8.50
- The cost of cotton candy = $4.25.
Therefore, the cost for cotton candy is $4.25.
The correct answer is:
B. $5.25