You have a bank balance of Rsh 5000 and you withdraw ksh 1500. How much money do you have left in your account? Write the situation using positive and negative integers.

After withdrawing Ksh 1500 from an initial bank balance of Rsh 5000, you are left with Ksh 3500. This calculation uses positive integers to represent the initial balance and negative integers for the withdrawal. In total, your balance is represented as +5000 - 1500 = +3500.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2025-07-04

To figure out how much money you have left in your account after withdrawing some amount, we can use integers to represent the situation.

Initial Bank Balance : You start with Rsh 5000, which we can represent using a positive integer: + 5000 .

Withdrawal Amount : You withdraw Ksh 1500, which is represented as a negative integer since you are taking that amount out: − 1500 .

Calculating Remaining Balance : To find out how much money is left, you subtract the withdrawal amount from the initial balance. In integer terms, this is the same as adding a negative integer: + 5000 − 1500 = 5000 + ( − 1500 ) = 3500


So, after withdrawing Ksh 1500 from your bank balance of Rsh 5000, you have Rsh 3500 left in your account.
This arithmetic operation demonstrates how positive and negative integers can represent real-world financial transactions, making it easier to understand financial situations involving deposits and withdrawals.

Answered by LucasMatthewHarris | 2025-07-06