Latoya, dale , and austin sent a total of 57 text messages over their cell phones during the weekend. austin sent 2 times as many messages as dale. dale sent 7 more messages than latoya. how many messages did they each send

answer: what do you mean

let x be the money she spent so that she can earn the free t-shirt.

since, she already spent $112.49

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also, as per the statement: jennifer must spend $250 or more in order to qualify for a free t-shirt at the store.

then,

we have an inequality i.,e

subtract 112.49 from both sides we get;

therefore, $137. 51 more money does jennifer need to spend so that she can earn the free t-shirt