Sue has a balance of $35 in her checking account. She writes one check for $10, and three checks for $9 each. What is her balance now?
English · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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To find out Sue's new balance, we need to subtract the total amount of the checks she wrote from her starting balance.
First, add up the amounts of the checks:
- She writes one check for $10. - She writes three checks for $9 each, so that's 3 checks * $9/check = $27.
Now, let's add up the amount of all the checks: $10 (first check) + $27 (three $9 checks) = $37.
Finally, subtract the total amount of the checks from her starting balance: $35 (starting balance) - $37 (total checks) = -$2.
Sue's balance is now -$2, which means she has overdrawn her account by $2.