Question: Balance the checkbook
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Save all bank statements and each month write down all check totals on a piece of clean paper.  and figure out what's left as the balance.
Each time you spend from your checking account, add the amount and subtract it from the original balance to come up with the new balance.
Answer: Each time you spend from your checking account, add the amount and subtract it from the original balance to come up with the new balance.