Question

You and three friends own a paint shop. The shop's profit was $536 in the first month. You always divide the profits equally. In two months, each of you had made $224. How much profit did the shop make in the second month?

Answer 1

Explanation:

360

Answer 2

Step 1

Find the profit in two months

Multiply the total amount made by the whole group in two months (
`\$224`) by the total number of persons (
`4`)

`4*\$224=\$896`

Step 2

Find the profit of the shop in the second month

we know that

`Total\ profit\ in\ two\ months=Profit\ first\ month\ +\ Profit\ second\ month`

so

`Profit\ second\ month=Total\ profit\ in\ two\ months-Profit\ first\ month`

substitute the values

`Profit\ second\ month=\$896-\$536=\$360`

therefore

the answer is

`\$360`