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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?
a.$88
b.$312C.$360D.$1920

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farrahfire
C.  $360


$224x4=896 (total profit)

$896 (total) - $536 (first month profit) = $360 (second month profit)
tonb
first month: 536/4 = 134 per person
second month: 224-134 = 90 per person, so 4x90 = 360 for the shop