Tom and Jessica are going to Disneyworld. Snacks are EXPENSIVE there. They each got a Mickey ice cream, and Jessica also got cotton candy. Tom only had $9, so Jessica paid for the rest, which was $4. The ice cream cost $5 each, what was the cost of the cotton candy? Write an equation to represent the word problem and solve it. (Show all of your steps)

Question

Tom and Jessica are going to Disneyworld. Snacks are EXPENSIVE there.  They each got a Mickey ice cream, and Jessica also got cotton candy.  Tom only had $9, so Jessica paid for the rest, which was $4.  The ice cream cost $5 each, what was the cost of the cotton candy?  Write an equation to represent the word problem and solve it.  (Show all of your steps)

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Let x be the cost of the cotton candy.
Tom paid 5 * 2 = <<5*2=10>>10 dollars for the ice cream.
Jessica paid 10 + x = 4 + 9 = <<10+x=13=13>>13 dollars.
Combining like terms, we get 10 - 13 = -3 + x
Subtracting x from both sides, we get -x = -3
Dividing both sides by -1, we get x = 3.
The cost of the cotton candy is 3 dollars. Answer: \boxed{3}.