Question

Mayra has $129 in her checking account. She writes a check for $157. What is the new balance, in dollars, in her checking account

Answer 1

Write the information in the question

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total amount in account= \$129} \\ \text{Total amount spend = \$}157 \end{gathered}`

To obtain the balance in the checking account, we subtract

Hence

`\text{ \$129-\$157=-\$28}`

Hence

Mary will be having a new balance of - $28 in her checking account