You made two deposits to your bank account this month. One deposit was $17.92, and the second deposit was $15.33. Your balance at the end of the month is $72.31, and you made no withdrawals. Write and evaluate an expression for your balance at the beginning of the month.
A. $72.31 + ($17.92 – $15.33); $74.90
B. $72.31 – $17.92 – $15.33; $39.06
C. $72.31 + $17.92 + $15.33; $105.56
D. $72.31 – ($17.92 – $15.33); $69.72
i think its c

Question

You made two deposits to your bank account this month. One deposit was $17.92, and the second deposit was $15.33. Your balance at the end of the month is $72.31, and you made no withdrawals. Write and evaluate an expression for your balance at the beginning of the month.
  A. $72.31 + ($17.92 – $15.33); $74.90 	
  B. $72.31 – $17.92 – $15.33; $39.06 	
  C. $72.31 + $17.92 + $15.33; $105.56 	
  D. $72.31 – ($17.92 – $15.33); $69.72
i think its c

anonymous · Answer

Its B .
Start with ending balance 72.31 and subtract each of the deposits made to arrive at what was the initial balance