Joseph wants to buy tickets for the basketball 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?

Question

1 ticket, 2 tickets, 6 tickets, 3 tickets

Answer 1

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

1. Start with the total amount Joseph has: $34.25.

2. Subtract the cost of the hat: $12.50.

   \[ 34.25 - 12.50 = 21.75 \]

Now, Joseph has $21.75 left to spend on tickets.

Next, we will divide the remaining amount by the cost of each ticket, which is $7.25:

\[ 21.75 \div 7.25 \approx 3 \]

This shows he can buy 3 tickets. We should check the total cost of buying 3 tickets to confirm:

1. Cost of 3 tickets:

   \[ 3 \times 7.25 = 21.75 \]

2. Total cost including the hat:

   \[ 21.75 + 12.50 = 34.25 \]

Since he can buy 3 tickets with the remaining money after purchasing the hat and stay within his budget of $34.25, the answer is:

Joseph can buy 3 tickets.