Afish market bought two swordfish at a rate of $12 per pound. the cost of the larger fish was 3 times as great as the cost of the smaller fish. the total cost of the two fish was $3,696. how much did each fish weigh?

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.