Ella and Margaret were at a carnival. They each got a ticket for the carousel. Ella got a jumbo pretzel and Margaret got a snow cone. Ella had a certificate for $5 off the cost. Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75. Each carousel ticket costs $4 and a snow cone costs $4.50. How much is a jumbo pretzel?
The combined cost of the carousel tickets is 2 x $4 = $<<2*4=8>>8.
The combined cost of the carousel tickets and a snow cone is $8 + $4.50 = $<<8+4.5=12.5>>12.5.
The jumbo pretzel costs $12.75 - $12.5 = $<<12.75-12.5=0.25>>0.25.
Therefore, a jumbo pretzel costs $0.25. Answer: \boxed{0.25}.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct it.
The combined cost of the carousel tickets is 2 x $4 = $<<2*4=8>>8.
The cost of the snow cone is $4.50.
Margaret paid the remaining cost of $12.75 - $8 - $4.50 = $<<12.75-8-4.5=0.25>>0.25.
Therefore, a jumbo pretzel costs $0.25. Answer: \boxed{0.25}.
Wrong again the only options are $7.50 $1.50 $5.25 $3.50
Apologies for the confusion. Let's try to solve the problem again.
The combined cost of the carousel tickets is 2 x $4 = $<<2*4=8>>8.
The cost of the snow cone is $4.50.
Margaret paid the remaining cost of $12.75 - $8 - $4.50 = $<<12.75-8-4.5=0.25>>0.25.
Since Ella had a certificate for $5 off the cost, that means the jumbo pretzel originally costs $0.25 + $5 = $<<0.25+5=5.25>>5.25.
Therefore, the cost of a jumbo pretzel is $5.25. Answer: $5.25.