Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal. he has a 15%-off coupon for the meal. after the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied.

what does lin’s father pay for the meal?

Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal.

He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal.

After the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied.

Now, to get the amount Lin's father pay for meal.

So, we deduct the 15% discount first:

$20 - 15% of $20.

Then, adding 7% sales tax:

$17 + 7% of $17

Therefore, Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19.

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