Question

On wednesday, Sam's bank account balance was -$55. On thursday his balance was less than that. Use absolute value to describe Sam's balance on thursday as a debt.
In this situation, -$55 represents a debt of_____. On thursday, Sam had a debt of _____than $55.

Answer 1

On Wednesday, his balance is -$55 this means that Sam had a debt of $55.
A day after, his balance was less than -$55. This means that Sam had a debt of MORE than $55. Notice that after applying absolute value, what was less than a negative number becomes greater when their absolute values are taken.