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3.3 Exercise 53

Avg difficulty 2.5

Araceli has $75\$\text{75} in her checking account and writes a check for $27.\$\text{27} .

  1. ⓐ What is the balance after she writes the check?
  2. ⓑ She writes a second check for $50.\$\text{50} . What is the new balance?
  3. ⓒ The check for $20\$\text{20} that she sent a charity was never cashed. What is the balance in Araceli’s checking account now?

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