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

1 answer

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