Question 1078097:  Melissa had a balance of $104 in her checking account at the beginning of the month. She made one additional deposit of $216 and wrote checks for $78, $119, and $105. What was the balance in her checking account at the end of the month? 
 Answer by addingup(3677)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Does a deposit into your account add or subtract money? If you have 10 and I give you 5, what do you have, 5 or 15? 
And when you write a check, in other words, when you give someone some of your money, do you end up with more money or less money? If I have 10 and you give me a check for 10, do I have zero or do I have 20? 
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