Question

Your bank account balance is −$20.85. You deposit $15.50. What is your new balance?

Answer 1

Your new balance=$-5.35

Answer 2

`-5.35`
`dollars`

Explanation:

Currently, your bank account balance is
`-20.85`
`dollars`

You then
`deposited^(1)`
`15.50`
`dollars`

This means:

That you added $15.50 into your bank account balance, so:

-$20.85 + $15.50

==> -5.35

FOOTNOTE:

Deposited - put or set down