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John's bank account was overdrawn. The status of his account was – $114. He did not realize the problem and wrote another check for$35. The bank charged him a $18 fee for being overdrawn.What was the new status of John's account at this point?

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Answer:The new statues of his account was - $167Step-by-step explanation:* Lets explain how to solve the problem- John's bank account was overdrawn- The status of his account was - $114- He wrote another check for  $35- The bank charged him a $18 fee for being overdrawn- Overdrawn means the account has negative amount∵ His status was - 114 dollars∵ He wrote check of 35 dollars- That means someone took from his account 35 dollars∴ John's account has -35 dollars add to -114 dollars∵ The bank charged him 18 dollars for being overdrawn- That means John must pay 18 dollars to the bank ∴ John's account has -18 dollars add to -35 dollars and -114 dollars∵ The new statue of John's account is the sum of all ∴ The new status = (-114) + (-35) + (-18) = -167 dollars* The new statues of his account was - $167