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On Monday, Elsbeth’s bank account balance was -$16.75. On Tuesday, she deposited a check for $5.72. On Thursday, she deposited $16.75. What is her new balance?

-16.75 + (5.72 + 16.75)

Use the commutative property to get:

-16.75 + (16.75 + 5.72)

Use the associative property to get:

(-16.75 + 16.75) + 5.72

On Friday, Elsbeth deposited her pay check for $872.56. What was the account’s final total?
-$866.84
$878.28
$895.03
$903.10