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?
2 tickets
6 tickets
3 tickets
1 ticket
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?
A. 2 tickets
B. 6 tickets
C. 3 tickets
D. 1 ticket
The cost of the hat is $12.50. Subtracting the cost of the hat from the total amount Joseph has left gives us $34.25 - $12.50 = $21.75.
To find out how many tickets Joseph can buy, we divide the remaining amount by the cost of each ticket. So, $21.75 / $7.25 = 3.
Joseph can buy 3 tickets.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. 3 tickets.
To determine how many tickets Joseph can buy, we need to calculate the total cost of the tickets first.
Each ticket costs $7.25, so we need to multiply this amount by the number of tickets that Joseph wants to purchase.
Let's consider each option and calculate the total cost for each:
1. If Joseph buys 2 tickets, the total cost would be 2 * $7.25 = $14.50.
2. If Joseph buys 6 tickets, the total cost would be 6 * $7.25 = $43.50.
3. If Joseph buys 3 tickets, the total cost would be 3 * $7.25 = $21.75.
4. If Joseph buys 1 ticket, the total cost would be 1 * $7.25 = $7.25.
Now, let's compare the total cost of each option against the amount of money Joseph has, which is $34.25:
1. For 2 tickets, $14.50 is greater than $34.25, so Joseph cannot buy 2 tickets.
2. For 6 tickets, $43.50 is greater than $34.25, so Joseph cannot buy 6 tickets.
3. For 3 tickets, $21.75 is less than $34.25, so Joseph can buy 3 tickets.
4. For 1 ticket, $7.25 is less than $34.25, so Joseph can buy 1 ticket.
Therefore, Joseph can buy 3 tickets with the amount of money he has, which is $34.25.
To find the number of tickets Joseph can buy, we need to subtract the cost of the hat from the total amount of money he has: $34.25 - $12.50 = $<<34.25-12.50=21.75>>21.75
Then, we divide the remaining amount of money by the cost of each ticket to find how many tickets Joseph can buy: $21.75 / $7.25 = <<21.75/7.25=3>>3
Joseph can buy 3 tickets. Answer: \boxed{3}.