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A bank teller assisted two customers with transactions. One customer made a $25 withdrawal from a savings account. The other customer made a $15 deposit. Use absolute value to show the size of each transaction. Which transaction involved more money?

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Answer:The withdrawal of $25 involved more money.Step-by-step explanation:We have been given that one customer made a $25 withdrawal from a savings account. The other customer made a $15 deposit.We know that withdrawal stands for negative number, so withdrawal of $25 would be [tex]-25[/tex]The absolute value of [tex]-25[/tex] would be [tex]|-25|=25[/tex].We know that deposit stands for positive number, so deposit of $15 would be [tex]15[/tex].The absolute value of [tex]15[/tex] would be [tex]|15|=15[/tex].Since the absolute value of withdrawal is more than deposit, therefore, withdrawal involved more money.