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.
The Mickey ice cream cost $5 each, so Tom spent 2*5=$<<2*5=10>>10 on ice cream.
Jessica paid $4 for the snacks, which means the total cost of the snacks was 9+4=$<<9+4=13>>13.
Thus, the cost of the cotton candy was x+10=$13.
Subtracting 10 from both sides gives x=$13-10=$<<13-10=3>>3. Answer: \boxed{3}.