On the weekends, Ms. James had a booth where she sold books. On the first weekend, she made a profit of $1275. The next weekend, when she subtracted the costs of the booth, Ms. James lost $278. After two weekends, how much did Ms. James make?

After the two weekends she made $997

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- The profit is the difference between the selling price and the

cost price

- On the weekends, Ms. James had a booth where she sold books

- First weekend she made a profit of $1275

- Next weekend, when she subtracted the costs of the booth,

Ms. James lost $278

- That means the cost price is greater than the selling price

- To know how much she made in the two week end you must

subtract the money she lost from her profit

∵ Ms. James made a profit $1275 in the first weekend

∵ She lost $278 in the second weekend

- After the two weekend she made the difference between the

two weekends

∴ She made = 1275 - 278 = 997

∴ After the two weekends she made $997