1) What is the difference between the number of academic books published by publishing house M and P? A) 450 B) 640 C) 540 D) 504 E) None of these Answer: Option CExplanation:Difference between numbers of books published by publishing house M and P = $\frac{7}{10}\times28200$ - $\frac{8}{12}\times31200$ = 19740 - 19200 = 540