Question

On Monday, your bank account balance was -$12.95. Because you didn't realize this, you wrote a check for

$30.93 for groceries.
What is the new balance in your checking account?

Answer 1

Your new balance in your checking account would be -$43.88.

Explanation:

You can solve this by starting with -$12.95 and subtracting $30.93. You do this because you wrote a check for $30.93 and you didn't have the money, so your balance in your banking account would still be in the negatives.

Answer 2

$-43.88

Explanation:

You start with a balance of:

`-12.95`

You then wrote a check, meaning money has been spent, so we will have to subtract the check total from your bank account balance:

`-12.95-30.93`

Solve:

`-43.88`