Question

del and jen have a joint checking account. their balance at the beginning of October was $6238.67. During the month they made deposits totaling d dollars, wrote checkings totaling $1459.98, payed a maintenance fee of z dollars, and earned b dollars in interest on the account. write an algebraic expression that represents the balance at the end of the month ?

Answer 1

4778.69 +d-z+b

Explanation:

Initial balance of the joint checking account = $6238.67

Deposits in a month gets added in the account = d dollars

Maintenance fee is deducted in the account = z dollars

Interest on the account is added in the account balance = b dollars

Checks written also gets deducted form the account = $1459.98

Algebraic expression so formed is

6238.67 + d -z+b-1459.98

4778.69 +d-z+b