document.write( "Question 718160: For 9 months a company lost $600/month and for the last 3 months made a profit of $1,200/ month. What was the average monthly profit or ,oss for this company? \n" ); document.write( "

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For 9 months the loss was 600 per month 9(-600).
\n" ); document.write( "For the next 3 months the gain was 1,200 per month 3(1,200).
\n" ); document.write( "To find the average over 12 months you need to divide by 12
\n" ); document.write( "[9(-600)+3(1,200)]/12
\n" ); document.write( "(-5,400+3,600)/12
\n" ); document.write( "-1,800/12=$-1,500 LOSS PER AVERAGE MONTH.
\n" ); document.write( "HOPE THIS HELPS EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. \n" ); document.write( "

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