Question

At the beginning of the week the balance in your checkbook was $298.72. During the week you made a deposit of $425.69. You also wrote checks for $29.72, $135.47, and $208.28. At the end of the week you received a letter from the bank indicating that they had deducted a $5.00 service charge from your account. How much is in your account at the end of the week? A. $350.94 B. $52.22 C. $345.94 D. $47.22

Answer 1

Answer is indeed choice C by creating an equation

Answer 2

Hello!

Throughout this problem, we will add or subtract values from our original balance.

In your checkbook, there was 298.72 dollars, and then you deposited 425.69 dollars. The function you would do is addition.

$298.72 + 425.69 = $724.41

If you wrote a check, then the amount you wrote is removed from your checkbook.

$724.41 - $29.72 - $135.47- $208.28 = $350.94

Then, the bank deducted 5 dollars from your account.

$350.94 - $5.00 = $345.94

This leaves you with $345.94 at the end of the week.

Therefore, your answer is choice C, $345.94.