Eric's investment account declined by $3.75 each of the last 4 weeks.

Question

The equation -3.75 x 4 = -15.00 describes the event.

What does -15.00 epresent in the equation?
A.
The account balance was at -$15 at the end of each week
B.
The loss in value was $15 over 4 weeks
C.
he account balance was -$15 and the end of 4 weeks
D.
The loss in value was $15 each week

Answer 1

The equation \(-3.75 \times 4 = -15.00\) represents the total loss from Eric's investment account over the 4 weeks, where \(-3.75\) is the loss each week and \(4\) is the number of weeks.

So, \(-15.00\) in the equation represents the total loss in value over the 4 weeks.

The correct answer is:
B. The loss in value was $15 over 4 weeks.