OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §3.3 Subtract Integers · Example 17 · Arithmetic · Integers

Subtract Integers · Example 17

Leslie has $\$ \text{25} $inh er c h ec k in g a cco u n t an d s h e w r i t es a c h ec k f or$ $\text{8}.$
ⓐ What is the balance after she writes the check?
ⓑ She writes a second check for $\$ \text{20}.$ What is the new balance after this check?
ⓒ Leslie’s friend told her that she had lost a check for $\$ \text{10}$ that Leslie had given her with her birthday card. What is the balance in Leslie’s checking account now?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §3.3 Subtract Integers · Example 17

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