Luisa has a business selling hairclips at the mall. currently her business has a balance of -$15.

which amount of sales would give luisa's business a positive balance?
Choose ALL that apply

$20 $16 $10 $25 $14 $19

1 answer

To determine which amount of sales would give Luisa's business a positive balance, we need to find out what amount would offset her current balance of -$15.

Currently, Luisa's balance is -$15. To find out the minimum amount that would bring her balance to zero, we can set up the following equation:

Current Balance + Sales = New Balance
-15 + Sales > 0

To find the minimum required sales to achieve a positive balance, we can solve for Sales:

Sales > 15

This means Luisa needs to make more than $15 in sales to have a positive balance.

Now we can evaluate the amounts provided:

  • $20 (greater than 15) → Positive balance
  • $16 (greater than 15) → Positive balance
  • $10 (less than 15) → Negative balance
  • $25 (greater than 15) → Positive balance
  • $14 (less than 15) → Negative balance
  • $19 (greater than 15) → Positive balance

The amounts that would give Luisa's business a positive balance are:

  • $20
  • $16
  • $25
  • $19

So, the correct answers are $20, $16, $25, and $19.