Question

Mary Palm's checking account had a starting balance of $785.63. She wrote a check for $57.00 for groceries and a check for $125.00 for a car payment. Yesterday she deposited $57.25 in her checking account. What is Mary's current balance?

Answer 1

A starting balance: $785.63
A check for groceries: - $57.00
A check for a car payment: - $125.00
A deposit: + $57.25

If you would like to know what is Mary's current balance, you can calculate this using the following steps:

$785.63 - $57.00 - $125.00 + $57.25 = $660.88

Result: Mary's current balance is $660.88.