If a 15-year-old participated in all the meets, how much would she pay in meet fees over the season?

• A. $120
• B. $240
• C. $300
• D. $360

Answer: (B)

Think about how costs stack when you pay per event. If you attend every meet, you multiply the fee for one meet by the total number of meets in the season to get the total amount.

Here, there are 12 meets in the season and the fee per meet is $20. So the total is 12 × 20 = 240 dollars. That’s why the season-long meet fees add up to 240 dollars when all meets are attended. If either the number of meets or the per-meet fee were different, you’d multiply those two numbers instead.