You made two deposits to your bank account this month. one deposit was $24.61, and the second deposit was $16.49. your balance at the end of the month is $72.31, and you made no withdrawals. write and evaluate an expression for your balance at the beginning of the month.

a. $72.31 + ($24.61 – $16.49); $80.43

b. $72.31 + $24.61 + $16.49; $113.41

c. $72.31 – $24.61 – $16.49; $31.21

d. $72.31 – ($24.61 – $16.49); $64.19