Tom and Jerry were at a State Fair. They each got a ticket for the Merry Go Round. Tom got a funnel cake, and Jerry got a churro. Tom had a certificate for $5 off the cost. Jerry paid the rest, which came to $10. Each Merry Go Round ticket was $4, and a funnel cake was $2.25. What was the cost for a churro?

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Responses

$3.75

$2.25

$5.50

$4.75

1 answer

The cost of Tom's ticket for the Merry Go Round was $4 and his funnel cake was $2.25. So, the total cost for Tom was $4 + $2.25 = $<<4+2.25=6.25>>6.25.

Since Tom had a $5 certificate, he only had to pay $6.25 - $5 = $<<6.25-5=1.25>>1.25.

Jerry paid the rest of the amount, which was $10 - $1.25 = $<<10-1.25=8.75>>8.75.

The cost of Jerry's ticket for the Merry Go Round was $4. So, the cost of the churro can be calculated by subtracting the cost of the ticket from the total amount Jerry paid. Therefore, the cost of the churro is $8.75 - $4 = $<<8.75-4=4.75>>4.75.

Therefore, the cost for a churro is $4.75. So, the correct answer is $4.75.