Given:
Searches in February = 8972
There were 7,313 more searches in the library book checkout system in January than February.
To find:
The searches in both months.
Solution:
Searches in February = 8972
There were 7,313 more searches in the library book checkout system in January than February. So,
Searches in January = 8972 + 7313 = 16285
Now,
Total number of Searches in both months = January + February searches
[tex]=16285 + 8972[/tex]
[tex]=25257[/tex]
Therefore, total number of searches in both months is 25257.