Multiple choice

After Jenny deposited s dollars into her savings account, she had d dollars in the account. After that, if she withdrew (s - 70) dollars from this account, how many dollars did she have in her account?

  1. d - s - 70

  2. d - s + 70

  3. d + s - 70

  4. d - s

  5. d - 70

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first bit of information is in fact irrelevant. What the second bit says is that from an account which had d dollars, she withdrew (s - 70) dollars. So, what will be left behind is d - (s - 70) = d - s + 70 dollars.