The Crabby Apple restaurant lost $2000 in the month of January. If their net worth at the end of the month is -$200. What was the net worth at the beginning of the month?
x - 2000 = -200
x = 1,800
To find the net worth at the beginning of the month, we need to subtract the loss from the net worth at the end of the month.
Net worth at the beginning of the month = Net worth at the end of the month + Loss
Substituting the given values:
Net worth at the beginning of the month = -$200 + (-$2000)
Simplifying the expression:
Net worth at the beginning of the month = -$200 - $2000
Negating the values:
Net worth at the beginning of the month = -200 - 2000
Calculating the result:
Net worth at the beginning of the month = -$2200
Therefore, the net worth at the beginning of the month was -$2200.
To find the net worth at the beginning of the month, we need to determine the initial net worth before any losses occurred.
We already know that at the end of the month, the net worth is -$200.
Since the restaurant lost $2000 during the month of January, we can add this amount to the final net worth to get the initial net worth.
Net worth at the beginning = Net worth at the end + Losses
Net worth at the beginning = -$200 + (-$2000)
To evaluate this expression, we need to add the two negatives:
Net worth at the beginning = -$200 - $2000
To perform the subtraction, we have to consider the signs:
Net worth at the beginning = -$2200
Therefore, the net worth at the beginning of the month was -$2200.