On Monday, Elsbeth’s bank account balance was -$16.75. On Tuesday, she deposited a check for $5.72. On Thursday, she deposited $16.75. What is her new balance?
-16.75 + (5.72 + 16.75)
Use the commutative property to get:
-16.75 + (16.75 + 5.72)
Use the associative property to get:
(-16.75 + 16.75) + 5.72
On Friday, Elsbeth deposited her pay check for $872.56. What was the account’s final total?
-$866.84
$878.28
$895.03
$903.10