Question

On Wednesday, Miguel's bank account balance was -$55. On Thursday, his balance was less than that. Use absolute value to describe Miguel's balance on Thursday as a debt. In this situation, -$55 represents a debt of _________. On Thursday, Miguel had a debt of _____________than $55.

Answer 1

In this situation, the -$55 represents the debt of $55, since this happens when Miguel does not have enough money in his account to cover payments or transactions. On Thursday, he has a debt of more than $55. The explanation behind this is if an account balance is less than -55 dollars, it exemplifies a debt bigger than 55 dollars.