Question

1 in february, a bakery sold 12,573 cupcakes. in march, 17,392 cupcakes were sold. how many more cupcakes were sold in march than in february?
a. 5,618
b. 5,429
c. 4,519
d. 4,508

2 last year, a tech company sold 352,095 cell phones. this year the tech company sold 215,642 cell phones. how many cell phones did the tech company sell this year and last year?
a. 567,737
b. 468,437
c. 566,825
d. 577,467

Explanation:

Step1: Subtract Feb from March

$17,392 - 12,873 = 4,519$

Step2: Add last/this year sales

$362,095 + 215,642 = 577,737$

Answer:

1. C. 4,519
2. A. 567,737