Question

Joseph wants to buy tickets for the baseball game and a team hat to wear to the game. He has $34.25. If the hat costs $12.50 and tickets cost $7.25 each, how many tickets can he buy?(1 point)
Responses

3 tickets
3 tickets

2 tickets
2 tickets

6 tickets
6 tickets

1 ticket

Answer 1

To determine how many tickets Joseph can buy, we first need to find out how much money he has left after purchasing the hat.

1. **Cost of the hat**: $12.50
2. **Total amount Joseph has**: $34.25

Now, subtract the cost of the hat from the total amount:

\[
34.25 - 12.50 = 21.75
\]

Now, with the remaining amount of $21.75, we need to see how many tickets Joseph can buy. The cost of each ticket is $7.25.

Now, divide the remaining amount by the cost of each ticket:

\[
\frac{21.75}{7.25} \approx 3
\]

So, Joseph can buy **3 tickets**. The answer is:

3 tickets