In the three quarters we have figures for, the store made a total of $1500 + $3000 + $2000 = $<<1500+3000+2000=6500>>6,500.

Subtracting this from their annual profit shows that they made $8000 – $6500 = $<<8000-6500=1500>>1,500 profit in the second quarter.

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A store is comparing their profits throughout the year. They had profits of $1,500 in the first quarter of the year, $3,000 in the third quarter, and $2,000 in the fourth quarter. If their annual profits are $8,000, how much profit, in dollars, did they make in the second quarter?
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A store is comparing their profits throughout the year. They had profits of $1,500 in the first quarter of the year, $3,000 in the third quarter, and $2,000 in the fourth quarter. If their annual profits are $8,000, how much profit, in dollars, did they make in the second quarter?
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