Question

1. maria has a bank account. at the beginning of the month, her balance was $50. during the month, she made some transactions, and her balance changed. consider the following possible end - of - month balances for marias account and select all that apply: a. a balance of $0 means maria has neither a positive amount of money nor owes any money to the bank in her account. b. a balance of -$10 means maria has $10 in her account. c. a balance of $50 means maria has the same amount of money in her account as she did at the beginning of the month. d. a balance of $100 means the amount in marias account has increased by $50 from the beginning of the month. e. a balance of -$25 means maria has $25 more in her account than when she started.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze option A

A balance of $0$ indeed means no positive or negative amount owed to bank. So option A is correct.

Step2: Analyze option B

A balance of -$10$ means Maria owes the bank $10$, not that she has $10$ in her account. So option B is incorrect.

Step3: Analyze option C

The initial balance was $50$, a balance of $0$ is not the same as the beginning - month amount. So option C is incorrect.

Step4: Analyze option D

Initial balance was $50$, if new balance is $100$, the increase is $100 - 50=50$. So option D is correct.

Step5: Analyze option E

Initial balance was $50$, a balance of -$25$ means she owes the bank $25$, which is a decrease from the starting amount. So option E is incorrect.

Answer:

A. A balance of $0$ means Maria has neither a positive amount of money nor owes any money to the bank in her account.
D. A balance of $100$ means the amount in Maria's account has increased by $50$ from the beginning of the month.