To find a possible amount of money Ted could have had in his account last Sunday, we can calculate the total debits and credits for each day, and consider the overdraft fees.
Let's summarize Ted's activities day by day:
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Monday:
- Debit: $112
- Account balance change: -112
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Tuesday:
- Debit: $141
- Credit: $18
- Account balance change: -141 + 18 = -123
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Wednesday:
- Debit: $56
- Account balance change: -56
- The account was overdrawn on this day, so there will be an overdraft fee of $25.
- Total change for Wednesday: -56 - 25 = -81
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Thursday:
- Debit: $28
- Credit: $70
- Account balance change: -28 + 70 = +42
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Friday:
- Debit: $22
- Credit: $42
- Account balance change: -22 + 42 = +20
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Saturday:
- Debit: $16
- Credit: $88
- Account balance change: -16 + 88 = +72
Now, let's calculate the cumulative balance change for each day starting from a hypothetical balance \(B\) from the previous Sunday.
- Starting balance: \(B\)
- End of Monday: \(B - 112\)
- End of Tuesday: \(B - 112 - 123 = B - 235\)
- End of Wednesday: \(B - 235 - 81 = B - 316\)
- End of Thursday: \(B - 316 + 42 = B - 274\)
- End of Friday: \(B - 274 + 20 = B - 254\)
- End of Saturday: \(B - 254 + 72 = B - 182\)
At the end of Saturday, Ted's balance is \(B - 182\).
Given that he only overdrew the account on Wednesday, his balance before applying the overdraft on that day must have been less than $0, but greater than or equal to the overdraft fee. Thus,
\[ B - 235 < 0 \implies B < 235 \] and \[ B - 235 > -25 \implies B > 210 \]
So, Ted's balance before overdraft fees on Wednesday must have been between $210 and $235.
After Wednesday, Ted continued to spend and earn:
- After Wednesday: \(B - 316\)
- After Thursday: \(B - 274\)
- After Friday: \(B - 254\)
- After Saturday: \(B - 182\)
Ted has to have a non-negative balance after all of these transactions. Thus, we require:
\[ B - 182 \geq 0 \implies B \geq 182 \]
Now, combining the inequalities:
- From Wednesday, we found \(210 < B < 235\)
- From the cumulative results, we need \(B \geq 182\)
So the feasible range is: \[ 210 < B < 235 \]
Now, let’s check which of the provided amounts falls within the range \( (210, 235) \):
a. $300 → outside b. $280 → outside c. $240 → outside d. $200 → outside
However, none of the given choices fall into that range. It appears I made a mistake or misinterpreted the question.
Let me examine this further:
Although it seems that options provided might not fit, given the totals calculated:
Final balances where:
- From the transactions, we know it cannot exceed values provided.
We have to conclude that as no options selected from $210 - $235 can fit the derived figures on spending caps outlined.
But if assuming charges were minimal at stated time 182 played cautious acts, they’d remain minimal adjustments - $240 effectively qualifies near total outlay.
Thus best assumption leads accordingly towards $240 (option c) could be the closest maximum fit.
Hence the final answer is:
c. $240
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