Question

A company has a monthly profit, or gain, of 6400. The next month they have a loss of 4,700.What expression would you use to find the difference in profit between the two months ?

Answer 1

P₂ - P₁ = -11 100

Explanation:

The profit for month 1 was P₁.

The profit for month 2 was P₂.

The difference in profit was

Diff. = P₂ - P₁

P₁ = 6400; P₂ = -4700

Diff. = - 4700 - 6400

Diff. = -11 100