Question

A student purchased a jacket for $128. They now have −$24

in their bank account. How much did the student have before purchasing the jacket?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find out how much the student had before purchasing the jacket, we need to calculate the difference between the jacket's price and the amount in the bank account after the purchase:

Amount before the purchase = $128 + $24 = $<<128+24=152>>152

Therefore, the student had $152 before purchasing the jacket.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To find out how much the student had before purchasing the jacket, we need to subtract the cost of the jacket ($128) from the current balance in their bank account (-$24).

Let's calculate:

Current balance in the bank account: - $24
Cost of the jacket: $128

Total amount the student had before purchasing the jacket = Current balance + Cost of the jacket
= - $24 + $128

To simplify, we can add the negative and positive amounts:

= $128 - $24
= $104

Therefore, the student had $104 before purchasing the jacket.