Solve the Problem $\$ 300,000$ In Profits; $\begin{array} { l } a + b = ( d + c ) + 1 \\b + c = 8\end{array}$

question 101

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A certain department store's profits for the months of July and August were a 6-digit palindrome, say $abc,def, satisfying these conditions: The store made less than $\$ 300,000$ in profits;
$\begin{array} { l } a + b = ( d + c ) + 1 \\b + c = 8\end{array}$
$a \neq b$ ; and
if a were decreased by 2 and b were increased by 3 , the sum of the two new numbers would be equal to the sum of $d$ and $e$ .
By how much did the store surpass its 2-month goal of $\$ 245,856$ ?

• A) \(\$ 253,352\)
• B) \(\$ 3748\)
• C) \(\$ 260,848\)
• D) \(\$ 7496\)

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