Question

An online bookseller averages net sales of $12 million per month. The table shows monthly variances for five months.

Which symbol correctly completes each comparison?


April sales May sales

February sales March sales

June sales April sales


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Answer 1

June sales April sales

Explanation:

June sales April sales, each has the same 2.5 millions above average

Answer 2

April sales > May sales

February sales < March sales

June sales = April sales

Explanation:

To know the relation between months, we need to transform all mixed numbers into fractions.

`-1(1)/(2)=-1.5`

`2(1)/(2)=2.5`

Notice that April sales are greater than May sales. February sales are least than March sales and June sales are equal than April sales.

Therefore, the relations are

April sales > May sales

February sales < March sales

June sales = April sales