If the Walkers deducted $850 each month last year from their checking account to pay for childcare, what was the effect on their checking account balance?(1 point)

Question

Responses

-$850
-$850

-$10,200
-$10,200

$10,200

$850

Answer 1

To find the total effect on their checking account balance from the deductions made for childcare, we can multiply the monthly deduction by the number of months in a year.

The Walkers deducted $850 each month for 12 months:

\[ 850 , \text{(monthly deduction)} \times 12 , \text{(months)} = 10,200 \]

Since this amount is deducted from their checking account, the effect on their checking account balance would be a decrease of $10,200.

So, the correct response is:

-$10,200