This is how the question reads. Purchased used atuomobile for 16,500 and paid cash payment of 1500 dollars and put the gave the rest on notes payble. Does the T account look like this.

Automobile Notes Payable Accounts Payable
Debit Credit Debit Cedit Debit Credit
16,5000 15,000 1500

Debit Auto for 16,500
Credit Cash for 1,500
Credit Notes Payable for 15,000

YOu will have 3 T-Accounts: One for Auto; One for Cash; and One for Notes Payable

Auto: on the left side of the T will be an amount of 16,500
Cash: on the right side of the T will be an amount of 1,500
Notes Payable: on the right side of the T will be an amount of 15,000