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savannah has $5 in her wallet. she owes her brother 20 and owes her sister 18 . she earned 25 babysitting. write an algebraic expression that represents savannah's financial situation
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savannah has $5 in her wallet. she owes her brother 20 and owes her sister 18 . she earned 25 babysitting. write an algebraic expression that represents savannah's financial situation

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An equation that represents this is

(5-20-18)+25

The steps to solve it are as follows

(-15-18)+25
-33+25= (-8)

she is still 8 dollars in debt
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