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?

Question

(1 point)
A. $5.00
B. $5.25
C. $2.50
D. $7.25

Answer 1

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.