Question

Your bank statement shows that you have a balance of $325.50. All the checks you have written during this statement period are on the bank statement, except one. If your account register shows that you have a balance of $253.80, how much is the missing check?

Answer 1

To find your answer simply subtract 253.8 from 325.5.
If you did everything correctly you will get an answer of 72.

Answer 2

The check is missing $71.70.