Which piece of information is not necessary to determine the total amount of meet fees collected by the team?

• A. Registration fees
• B. Number of swimmers
• C. Meets per season
• D. All of the above

Answer: (C)

To figure total meet fees, you need information that directly affects how much each swimmer pays and how many swimmers are paying. If the meet fee is a flat amount charged per swimmer for the season, the total is simply the number of swimmers times that per-swimmer fee. The number of meets scheduled in the season does not change that total, because the fee is charged once per swimmer, not per meet. Registration fees are separate from meet fees, so they don’t change the calculation for the meet-fee total. So the information not needed to determine the total meet fees is how many meets are planned in the season. For example, with 40 swimmers each paying a $5 meet fee, the total meet fees would be 40 × 5 = $200, regardless of how many meets are on the schedule.