Question

Janet sells custom artwork online. Her business profits for the month of August are shown in the table.

Week Profit
week 1 $56.92
week 2 -$16.54
week 3 $45.58
week 4 -$21.74

How much more profit did Janet make in week 2 than in week 4?
A.
-$38.28
B.
-$5.20
C.
$5.20
D.
$38.28
E.
$40.25

Answer 1

First off, What do you think it is

Answer 2

Whenever you hear `How much more` or `How many more` you automatically know that you have to subtract.

Answer 3

So, we don't care about week 1 and week 3 because the question is asking about week 2 and week 4.

Answer 4

It says `How much more` meaning that we're subtracting.

Now, we will be subtracting week 2 from week 4

According to the data table, what are the values of week 2 and week 4?

@Monshiiee

Answer 5

The table says
```
Week 2 -> -16.54
Week 4 -> -21.74
```
Remember it has a ` - ` sign meaning it's negative.

Answer 6

This means we have to do
-16.54 minus -21.74 because we are trying to find how much more week 2 (-16.54) has than week 4 (-21.74)

Answer 7

We have to add parentheses to make it more clear that it's a negative sign and not two minus signs
for example:
this \(−16.54−(−21.74)\)
Rather than this \(-16.54--21.74\)

So, \(−16.54−(−21.74)=\)
\(−16.54+21.74\) (because it was negative before)
\(−16.54+21.74=?\)

Also, next time post in the correct subject :)