Question

kwei-twang kuo plans to make these online payments: store charge account $160; charitable donation, $40; rent $550; cable bill, $42.01. She began the day with a checking account balance of $16.83. Later that same day she estimated her online payments and transferred $800 into checking from savings to cover the expected payments. What will be the balance of her checking account after the online payments are made?

Answer 1

160+40+550+42.01=792.01 is the amount needed to pay.  If you start with $16.83 and add $800=$816.83.  Subtract the difference.  The remaining checking account balance will be $24.82