Question

Alicia had --$11.00 in her checking account. She did a few chores and made $44.50. She decided to pay for her and a friend to go to the movies and each ticket costs $6.25. How much money does she have left in her account?

Answer 1

Alicia overcomes her negative balance by earning $44.50 and then pays $12.50 for movie tickets. After these transactions, she has $21.00 remaining in her checking account.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves basic arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction to determine the money left in Alicia's checking account after completing certain transactions.

• Alicia started with -$11.00 in her account.
• She earned $44.50 from doing chores.
• She paid for two movie tickets, each costing $6.25.

First, we eliminate Alicia's negative balance by adding her earnings: -$11.00 + $44.50 = $33.50. Next, we calculate the total cost of the movie tickets: 2 tickets × $6.25 = $12.50. We then subtract the cost of the tickets from Alicia's balance: $33.50 - $12.50 = $21.00.

So, Alicia has $21.00 left in her checking account after all transactions.