Identify the information that is needed to solve the problem.

Last month the pet store sold 48 birds, 58 fish, and 17 hamsters. The average cost of each pet was $9.25. How many more fish than birds did the store sell?

A.
Need to know the number of fish and birds sold.

B.
Need to know the number of fish and birds sold and the average cost of the pets.

C.
Need to know the number of fish, birds, and hamsters sold.

D.
Need to know the average cost of fish and birds sold.

Question

Identify the information that is needed to solve the problem. 
 
Last month the pet store sold 48 birds, 58 fish, and 17 hamsters. The average cost of each pet was $9.25. How many more fish than birds did the store sell?
 
 A.
Need to know the number of fish and birds sold.
 
 B.
Need to know the number of fish and birds sold and the average cost of the pets.
 
 C.
Need to know the number of fish, birds, and hamsters sold.
 
 D.
Need to know the average cost of fish and birds sold.

anonymous · Answer

tell me the answer please i need help

anonymous · Answer

Well, I could be wrong, math is not my forte. But if you need to know how many more fish than birds were sold, you would need to know the number of fish and birds sold. So I'm fairly certain it's A