Problema Solution
the total profit for a company in february was 20% less than it was in january. the total profit for the two months was $157,498. Find the profit for each month.
Answer provided by our tutors
If total profit of coampny in January is x%
then in feb it was .8x%
so x+.8x = 1.8x
1.8x = 157498
x=157498/1.8
x= 87498.88 in jan
and in feb it is 6999.1111