Question

Chris’s bank allows him to have a negative balance in his checking account. Chris initially has $450 in his account. He then writes 3 checks each worth $200 as payments on his car. Write and evaluate an expression for the amount of money Chris has in his account after the three checks of $200 have been withdrawn from his account.

Answer 1

x=Money after withdrawals.

x=450-200(3)

x=450-600

x=-250

After making 3 $200 withdrawals from his account after initially starting with $450 he has a balance of negative $250 in his account.