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Susan's balance in her checking account was $155.75.

She spent $89.43 at the grocery store, and $128.04 at
the mall. What is Susan's new checking account
balance after the purchases? Type in your answer
without the '$' sign.

Susan's balance in her checking account was $155.75. She spent $89.43 at the grocery-example-1
User Candy Chiu
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Theoretically she couldn’t spend that amount if money and thus her account balance will be negative. -61.72, to be precise.
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