Question

the table shows how many times a song was downloaded the first four days it was on sale. how many more times was it downloaded on days 1 and 2 combined than on days 3 and 4 combined? reasoning what quantities are given in the problem and what do the numbers mean? day times downloaded 1 98,273 2 913,260 3 106,543 4

Explanation:

Step1: Find sum of downloads on days 1 and 2

Add the number of downloads on day 1 ($98,273$) and day 2 ($913,260$): $98273 + 913260=1011533$.

Step2: Find sum of downloads on days 3 and 4

Add the number of downloads on day 3 ($106,543$) and day 4 ($140$): $106543+140 = 106683$.

Step3: Find difference

Subtract the sum of downloads on days 3 and 4 from the sum of downloads on days 1 and 2: $1011533 - 106683=904850$.

Answer:

The song was downloaded 904850 more times on days 1 and 2 combined than on days 3 and 4 combined.