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?
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Responses

$5.00
$5.00

$5.25
$5.25

$2.50
$2.50

$7.25

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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.