Question

While reviewing last months finances Oscar noticed that he had spent $200 on a wedding cake and deposited $500 and he just earned from selling books to a used bookstore down here again spent $127 to buy some new box which integer represents the change an Oscar savings

Answer 1

an additional $173.

Explanation:

The change in Oscar's savings is calculated by adding or subtracting all of the different transactions that have occurred. First, he spent $200 which would be a deduction and be subtracted from his initial balance. Next, he deposited $500 which is added to his balance, and lastly, he spent $127 which is subtracted from his balance. Like so...

-200 + 500 - 127 = $173

The final result is positive $173, this means that the change from his initial balance to his current savings balance is an additional $173.