Question

You and three friends own a paint shop. The shop's profit was $536 in the first month. You always divide the profits equally. In two months, each of you had made $224. How much profit did the shop make in the second month?

Answer 1

Step 1

Find the profit in two months

Multiply the total amount made by the whole group in two months ($\ 224$) by the total number of persons ($4$)

$4*\ 224=\ 896$

Step 2

Find the profit of the shop in the second month

we know that

$Total\ profit\ in\ two\ months=Profit\ first\ month\ +\ Profit\ second\ month$

so

$Profit\ second\ month=Total\ profit\ in\ two\ months-Profit\ first\ month$

substitute the values

$Profit\ second\ month=\ 896-\ 536=\ 360$

therefore

the answer is

$\ 360$