help please i cant figure this out

Mary Palm's checking account had a starting balance of $785.63. She wrote a check for $57.00 for groceries and a check for $125.00 for a car payment. Yesterday she deposited $57.25 in her checking account. What is Mary's current balance?

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Originally Posted by Hazeleyez

Mary Palm's checking account had a starting balance of $785.63. She wrote a check for $57.00 for groceries and a check for $125.00 for a car payment. Yesterday she deposited $57.25 in her checking account. What is Mary's current balance?

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$785.63 Beginning Balance
- 57.00 Debit
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$728.63
-125.00 Debit
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$603.63
+ 57.25 Deposit
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$660.88 Current Balance

thnx

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Hazeleyez

Mary Palm's checking account had a starting balance of $785.63. She wrote a check for $57.00 for groceries and a check for $125.00 for a car payment. Yesterday she deposited $57.25 in her checking account. What is Mary's current balance?

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first u may add the payments given:
that is 57.00
+125.00
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Totally spend = 182.00
secondly
add the deposit amount and start balance
785.63
+ 57.25
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Amount totally 842.88

then subtract the amount, that is
842.88
182.00
---------
660.88
At last,This is the amount balance in mary's current account