Debit+or+Credit?+-+Working+with+positive+and+negative+numbers



15 year old Suzie has been a keen user of her Dollarmites school banking account. Below is a copy of her bank statement, but it didn't print properly and all her transaction details are missing. What could go there?

Decide on a plausible explanation for each of the transactions listed on Suzie's account. Justify your explanations with a partner. What patterns and symbols can you see which may give you a clue as the to transaction type?

However...

Suzie loved shopping. As her job didn't pay much she decided to get a credit card. In the first month she was charged no interest, but, after 12 transactions, ended up $345 in debt.

List her possible transactions.