Question

Mayra has $129 in her checking account. She writes a check for $157. What is the new balance, in dollars, in her checking account

Answer 1

SOLUTION

Write the information in the question

$\begin{gathered} \text{Total amount in account= \ 129} \\ \text{Total amount spend = \ }157 \end{gathered}$

To obtain the balance in the checking account, we subtract

Hence

$\text{ \ 129-\ 157=-\ 28}$

Hence

Mary will be having a new balance of - $28 in her checking account