Question

Kirti bookstore sold books worth $$2,85,891$$ in the first week of June and books worth $$4,00,768$$ 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

Value of Books sold in $$1$$st week$$=$$Rs. $$2,85,891$$
Value of books sold in $$2$$nd week$$=$$Rs. $$4,00,768$$
Total sale$$=$$Sale in $$1$$st week$$+$$ Sale in $$2$$nd week$$=2,85,891+4,00,768$$
$$285891$$
$$+400768$$
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$$686659$$
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The sale for the two weeks together was $$6,86,659$$.
Since $$4,00,768 > 2,85, 891$$, sale in $$2$$nd week was greater than $$1$$st week.
$$400768$$
$$-285891$$
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$$114877$$
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$$\therefore$$ The sale in $$2$$nd week was longer than the sale in $$1$$st week by Rs. $$1,14,877$$.