Question

There were 7,313 more searches in the library book checkout system in January than February. In February there were 8,972 searches, how many searches were done in both months?

Answer 1

Given:

Searches in February = 8972

There were 7,313 more searches in the library book checkout system in January than February.

To find:

The searches in both months.

Solution:

Searches in February = 8972

There were 7,313 more searches in the library book checkout system in January than February. So,

Searches in January = 8972 + 7313 = 16285

Now,

Total number of Searches in both months = January + February searches

`=16285 + 8972`

`=25257`

Therefore, total number of searches in both months is 25257.