Question

Last month, one bank customer withdrew $45. Another bank customer deposited $70. Each person’s bank balance at the beginning of last month was $0. Which number sentence correctly compares the absolute values of the changes in their bank balances?

A. |-$45| < |$70|
B. |-$45| > |$70|
C. |$45| = |-$70|
D. |$45| > |-$70|

Answer 1

Answer in short- A

Explanation:

The customer withdrew $45 dollars that's 45 dollars less than what they had. and they they added 70 more. so the answer is

|-$45| < |$70|

Answer 2

The answer is A.

The reasoning behind that answer is as follows: A credit of 45 was taken out of the account, which is subtraction. It is also less than 70.