Question

Theo had a balance of -4 in his savings account. After making a deposit , he has $25 in his account. What is the overall change to his account?

Answer 1

$29 dollars is the overall change in his account. The reason that this is correct is because if you make a number line -4 is exactly 29 units away from 25.

Answer 2

The overall change of his account is $29.

Explanation:

This is a case of addition problem, Theo balance is $-4, the did a deposit and have $25 in his account, so the overall change of his account will be:

`Overall=25-(-4)=29`

The overall change of his account is $29.