The aquarium’s records showed how many tickets were sold in the past 4 days.
Tickets sold
Day Number of tickets
Saturday 8,249
Sunday 3,243
Monday 7,150
Tuesday 1,048
How many more tickets did the aquarium sell on Saturday than on Sunday?
tickets
A) 4,958
B) 5,006
C) 5,356
D) 5,985
To find out how many more tickets the aquarium sold on Saturday than on Sunday, we subtract the number of tickets sold on Sunday from the number sold on Saturday.
Calculation:
– Tickets sold on Saturday: 8,249
– Tickets sold on Sunday: 3,243
Now, subtract:
8,249 – 3,243 = 5,006
So, the aquarium sold 5,006 more tickets on Saturday than on Sunday.
The correct answer is B) 5,006.