Kirti bookstore sold books worth Rs 2,85,891 in the first week of June and books worth Rs 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?
Total books sold in the first week and second week We can get the total by adding the given data Hence, Rs. 2, 85,891 + Rs. 4, 00,768 = Rs. 6, 86,659 Hence the total sale for the complete two weeks together= Rs. 6, 86,659 Since the amount Rs 4, 00, 768, greater than the amount Rs 2, 85,891 Therefore the sale of the second week is greater than that of the first-week books sold in the first week To find how many more books sold we need to subtract the values More books sold in the second week = Rs. 4, 00,768 -Rs. 2, 85,891= Rs 1,14,877 Therefore, the amount of Rs1,14,877 more books were sold in the second week. Answer The total sale for the complete two weeks together= Rs. 6, 86,659 The sale of the second week is greater than that of the first week books sold in the first week. The amount of Rs1,14,877 more books were sold in the second week.
