Question

You owe $225 on your credit card. You make a $55 payment and then purchase $87 worth of clothes from tillys. What integer represents the balance owed on the credit card?

Answer 1

Given :-

• You owe $225 on your credit card.
• You make a $55 payment .
• Purchase $87 worth of clothes from tillys.

To Find :-

• What integer represents the balance owed on the credit card ?

Solution :-

→ I already owe on my credit card = $225 .

Now,

→ Money spent on payment = $55.

→ Money spent on purchasing cloths = $87 .

Concept used Now :-

• When you use your credit card to make a purchase, the balance increases.
• When you make a payment, the balance decreases.

Therefore,

→ Total money owed after payment and purchasing cloths = (-55) + 87 = $32.

Now, we know that,

• Total Balance owed = Money owed before + Money owed after purchase/payment .

Hence,

→ The balance owed on the credit card = 225 + 32 = $257 . (Ans.)

∴ The integer represents the balance owed on the credit card is $257.