Question

You made two deposits to your bank account this month. One deposit was $18.74, and the second deposit was $24.85.Your balance at the end of the month is $72.31,and you made no withdrawals. Write and evaluate an expression for your balance at the beginning of the month.

Answer 1

You started off broke

Step-by-step explanation:

18.74......+24.85=72.31

Answer 2

X+18.74+24.85=72.31
X+43.59=72.31

X=28.72

At the beginning of the month you had $28.72