Nick had $40 in his wallet when he went to the store. When he got home, he had $18. Nick wants to know how much money he spent. Which expression should he use to calculate the amount of money he spent? O A. $18 - $40 B. $40 + $18 C. $18+ $40 D. $40 - $18 E. $40 < $18 Growth: Math 6+ VA 2016 Question #1 GRESET Da'Marion L Sutherlin, ID#39

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