Problema Solution

Sirus wrote a check for $67. He subtracted that amount from his account balance and found that the balance was $329 after writing the check. Write and solve an equation to find his balance before writing the check.

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'b' represent the balance in his checkbook before writing the check, then:

b = 329 + 67

b = 396


the balance was $396 dollars before writing the $67 check