Question
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
(1 point)
Responses
$5.00
$5.00
$5.25
$5.25
$2.50
$2.50
$7.25
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the cost of cotton candy, we first need to find the total cost for Ella's ticket and snow cone.
The cost for Ella's Ferris wheel ticket is $5.
The cost for Ella's snow cone is $3.50.
So the total cost for Ella's ticket and snow cone is $5 + $3.50 = $<<5+3.50=8.50>>8.50.
We know that Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, so the final cost Ella paid is $8.50 - $6 = $<<8.50-6=2.50>>2.50.
We also know that Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75.
Therefore, the cost for cotton candy is $12.75 - $2.50 = $<<12.75-2.50=10.25>>10.25.
So the cost for cotton candy is $10.25.
Therefore, the correct answer is $10.25.
The cost for Ella's Ferris wheel ticket is $5.
The cost for Ella's snow cone is $3.50.
So the total cost for Ella's ticket and snow cone is $5 + $3.50 = $<<5+3.50=8.50>>8.50.
We know that Ella had a certificate for $6 off the cost, so the final cost Ella paid is $8.50 - $6 = $<<8.50-6=2.50>>2.50.
We also know that Margaret paid the rest, which came to $12.75.
Therefore, the cost for cotton candy is $12.75 - $2.50 = $<<12.75-2.50=10.25>>10.25.
So the cost for cotton candy is $10.25.
Therefore, the correct answer is $10.25.
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