Let’s read the passage carefully and think about what it tells us.
Tyler jumps out of the car and goes into a card store. He sees a long line — that means lots of people are there too. He thinks, “Everyone else must have had the same gift idea for their mom.” That tells us he’s not alone in buying something for his mom — probably for Mother’s Day or a birthday.
He looks at balloons on the wall. There are many kinds: birthday, get-well, and then he finds the “mom” section. He picks one that says “You are a tea-rific mom!” — which is a pun (play on words) using “tea” and “terrific.” It’s shaped like a teacup.
When he gets to the register, the clerk asks him what he wants. Tyler says confidently, “Balloon number 32!”
Wait — how does he know the balloon’s number? The story never says he looked at a price tag or a label with numbers… but he knew exactly which one he wanted by its number.
That means — he must have seen the number earlier when he was looking at the balloons on the wall. Even though the story doesn’t say it directly, we can infer (figure out from clues) that each balloon has a number, and Tyler noticed the number on the teacup balloon when he picked it.
So why did he say “number 32”? Because that’s the number assigned to that specific balloon — likely so customers can tell the clerk which one they want without having to describe it.
This shows Tyler was paying attention — he didn’t just pick a balloon; he remembered its number so he could order it quickly at the register.
Final Answer:
Tyler knew the balloon’s number because he saw it when he chose the balloon from the wall. Each balloon probably has a number, and he remembered it so he could tell the clerk exactly which one he wanted.
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