Question

Kirti Bookstore sold books worth $ Rs2,85,891 $ in the first week of June and books worth $ Rs4,00,768 $ in the second week of the month. How much was the sale for the two weeks together? In which week was the sale greater and by how much?

Answer 1

Hint: In order to find the values asked above, we need to list out the various things given, like the value earned in first week of June, and second week of June, then compare the values to know which is greater and subtract the lower value from the higher to know about the profit obtained.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We are given the details that the value of books sold in the first week of June is $ Rs2,85,891 $ and the value of books that are sold in the second week of June is $ Rs4,00,768 $ .
We are adding both the values earned in first and second week, to find the total value gained in two weeks together and we get:
 $ Rs4,00,768 + Rs2,85,891 = Rs6,86,659 $
Since, we can see that $ Rs4,00,768 $ is greater than the value $ Rs2,85,891 $ , so the value earned in the second week by selling books is greater than the value earned in the first week.
Subtract the smaller value obtained in the first week from the value obtained in the second week to obtain the profit, because the value of the second week is greater than the first week.
On subtracting, we get:
 $ Rs4,00,768 - Rs2,85,891 = Rs1,14,877 $
So, the profit earned in the second week is greater by $ Rs1,14,877 $ in comparison to the first week.
Overall, the values obtained together by selling books in first and second weeks is: $ Rs6,86,659 $
The sale in the second week was greater than the sale done in the first week by $ Rs1,14,877 $ .

Note: Always prefer to list out the things before starting calculation as it becomes easier to look out the things and solve accordingly that what we need.
Do not forget to compare the values that are greater, before finding the difference between them.