Leslie has $25 in her checking account and writes a check for $8. What is her new balance?

1. Writing a check for $8 reduces the balance, so subtract 8 from the starting balance. 2. 25 minus 8 equals 17. 3. The new balance is $17. 4. Adding the check amount instead of subtracting it would incorrectly increase the balance to $33. 5. Miscounting the subtraction as 25 minus 2 instead of 25 minus 8 gives the wrong value of $27. 6. Continuing to subtract past zero without stopping at the correct difference would overshoot to a negative balance of -$3, which does not match this single check. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Integers", section 3.3 Subtract Integers_