Question

Marco is reconstructing his expenses for the past two weeks. Here are the records of his expenses: Transaction Cost ($) T-shirt 20 Gas 22 Movie 13 Video game 39 Jeans 34 Hat 15 Books 31 Marco’s bank statement says that he has an ending balance of $81. What is Marco’s starting balance? a. $255 b. $93 c. $174 d. $210 Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D.

Answer 1

The total expenses of Marco's account are $174. The ending balance is $81. So, the starting balance will be $255.

Option A is correct for starting balance.

Further Explanation on Starting and Ending Balance

Given that Marco’s bank statement says that he has an ending balance of $81. The expenses $ of Marco is given as,

• T-shirt 20
• Gas 22
• Movie 13
• Video game 39
• Jeans 34
• Hat 15
• Books 31

The total expenses can be calculated as given below.

Total Expenses = Sum of all Expenses

Total Expenses = 20+22+13+39+34+15+31

Total Expenses = $174

The starting balance can be calculated as given below.

Starting Balance = $\ 174 +\ 81$

Starting Balance = $ 255.

Hence we can conclude that the starting balance of Marco's account is $255. Option A is correct.

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