Question
A company has a monthly profit, or gain, of $6,400. The next month they have a loss of $4,700.
What expression would you use to find the difference in profit between the two months?
6,400 - 4,700
6,400 - (-4,700)
4,700 - 6,400
- 4,700 - 6,400
What expression would you use to find the difference in profit between the two months?
6,400 - 4,700
6,400 - (-4,700)
4,700 - 6,400
- 4,700 - 6,400
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the difference in profit between the two months, you would want to calculate the profit from the first month and subtract the loss from the second month.
Since the second month's loss can be treated as a negative value, you can write the equation as:
\[ 6,400 - 4,700 \]
So the expression to find the difference in profit between the two months is:
**6,400 - 4,700**.
This expression reflects that you start with the profit from the first month and subtract the loss from the second month.
Since the second month's loss can be treated as a negative value, you can write the equation as:
\[ 6,400 - 4,700 \]
So the expression to find the difference in profit between the two months is:
**6,400 - 4,700**.
This expression reflects that you start with the profit from the first month and subtract the loss from the second month.