Question 316780: I am having trouble solving this problem. If you could help walk me through it, that would be great. Thank you!
An error in recording bank charges caused the computer
to mistakenly take $17 each month in charges
from Alison’s checking account for 9 months and $19
a month for the next 4 months. The error was corrected
after 13 months. How much did the bank owe
Alison? Write a numerical expression, involving some
negative integers, that shows how you could solve the
problem.
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It sounds like the bank charges $17 per month for 9 months and $19 per month for 4 months which would make a total charge of 9*17 + 4*19 = 229.
If we assume the account had K dollars in it when this started, and nothing else was withdrawn, then the account would be deficient in the following manner.
K - ((9*17) + (4*19)) = K - 229
Since the bank withdrew 229 dollars out of the account that it shouldn't have, then it needs to add 229 back into the account to restore it back to its original balance which was K.
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