Question

A store's balance sheet represents the amounts customers owe as negative numbers and credits to customers as positive numbers.

Customer

Girardi

Lewis

Stein

Yuan

Wenner

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Balance ($)

-85.23

20.44

-116.33

13.50

-9.85

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a. Write the opposite of each customer's balance.

b. Mr. Yuan wants to use his creitit to pay off the full amount that another customer owes. Which customer's balance does Mr. Yuan have enough money to pay off?

c. Which customer's balance would be farthest from 0 on a number line? Explain.

Answer 1

A: Girardi 85.23, Lewis -20.44, Stein 116.33, Yuan -13.50, Wenner -9.85

B: Wenner

C: Stein

Answer 2

A:

Girardi 85.23

lewis -20.44

Stein 116.33

Yuan -13.50

Wenner -9.85

B:

Wenner

C:

Stein, because his number is highest from 0