Question

Two students have bank accounts:

Sama: $ 58⋅54(53)2
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Jimena: $ 29⋅(2−2)−32
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(2 points)
Put responses in the correct response input area to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input area and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
Who has more money in their account? Currently contains Sama.Select to move response to a response input area.Sama

What is the difference in the amount of money that they have? Currently contains $1000.Select to move response to a response input area.$1000

Select to move response to a response input area.0 difference in the accountsSelect to move response to a response input area.$759Select to move response to a response input area.JimenaSelect to move response to a response input area.$523

Answer 1

I can’t reliably read the two amounts from the text you pasted — the formatting looks garbled (dots, parentheses and digits are out of order). I don’t want to guess which of the given choices is correct.

Please repost the two account amounts clearly, for example:
- As decimals: Sama: $58.54(53) meaning 58.54535353… (put the repeating block in parentheses)
- Or as an expression: Sama: $58.54 + 0.00(53)2 or Sama: $58 + 54/100 + (53)/9900, whichever is intended
- Or paste/upload the original image/screenshot.

If the numbers are repeating decimals, show the repeating part in parentheses (e.g. 29.2(3) = 29.2333…). If they are in another notation (fractions, bases, exponents), please label them (e.g. “base 6”).

If you repost the two amounts clearly I’ll compute who has more and the exact difference.