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Question

At the end of August, Mr. Diaz had a balance of $441.83. Since then, he has written two checks for $157.34 and $19.74 and made a deposit of $575.00. Mr. Diaz says his balance is $739.54.

 

Find Mr. Diaz's correct balance. Enter your answers.

 

Balancing Mr. Diaz's Checkbook
August balance  $441.83
Deposit	$575.00	$575.00
	$
Check	$157.34	$157.34
	$
Check	$19.74	$19.74
	$

Answer 1

Since Mr. Diaz started with $441.83 and deposited $575, he would have $441.83 + $575 or $1016.83 to spend .

He wrote 2 checks which totaled $177.08 ($157.34 + 19.74 = $177.08)

In the end , he will have $1016.83 - 177.08 or $839.75 (rather than $739.54).