Karen has a balance of $12 left in her checking account. she needs to write a check for $44. what will be her balance if she writes the check?

-$32

Step-by-step explanation:

Karen starts with $12 in her account but she needs to write a check for $44.

When you write a check you are taking money away from your account so you are subtracting.

So to find how much money she has in her account after writing a check, you have to subtract 12 from 44.

12 - 44 = -32

a.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign