Howard’s uncle gave him $885 for his tenth birthday. the money was invested in a savings account with interest compounded at 12% semi-annually. he decided to leave the money in the account until it reached an amount of $3500, at which time he will use it as a down payment on a car. how long will it take him?

11 feet 6 inches and 8 feet 6 inches

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.