Question

Last month Owen received a bank statement of his savings account. It listed his withdrawal of $300 as -300. The bank shows a total of end of the month balance of $10,500 which statement best interprets the whole number -300 in this context.
The amount of tax deducted from account last month is $300
The amount of money deducted from account last month was $300
The number 300 is 300 units away from zero on a real number line
Last month account earn interest of $300

Answer 1

In the context of Owen's bank statement, the best interpretation of the whole number -300 would be:

**The amount of money deducted from the account last month was $300.**

This is because the negative sign signifies a withdrawal or deduction from the account balance.