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Maddison checking account hada balance of -$12. Then she wrote a check for $15. Which represents Maddison's account balance now?

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Current balance: -$12
New check written: -$15

New account balance: -$27 ("27 bucks in the red")
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If Madison's checking account had a balance of -$12 and she wrote a check for $15, then her account balance is at $3.
-12+15=3
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