Question

A bank teller assisted two customers with transactions. One customer made a $25 withdrawal from a savings account. The other customer made a $15 deposit. Use absolute value to show the size of each transaction. Which transaction involved more money?

Answer 1

The withdrawal of $25 involved more money.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The withdrawal of $25 involved more money.

Explanation:

We have been given that one customer made a $25 withdrawal from a savings account. The other customer made a $15 deposit.

We know that withdrawal stands for negative number, so withdrawal of $25 would be
`-25`

The absolute value of
`-25` would be
`|-25|=25`.

We know that deposit stands for positive number, so deposit of $15 would be
`15`.

The absolute value of
`15` would be
`|15|=15`.

Since the absolute value of withdrawal is more than deposit, therefore, withdrawal involved more money.