The number of messages sent by Elsa, Ryan and Jim are 11 , 84 and 21 respectively.
<em><u>Explanation</u></em>
Suppose, the number of messages Jim sent is 
As Ryan sent 4 times as many messages as Jim, so the number of messages sent by Ryan 
Also, Elsa sent 10 fewer messages than Jim, so the number of messages sent by Elsa 
Given that, they sent a <u>total of 116</u> text messages. So the equation will be.......

So, the number of messages sent by each of them.....

- 14,000 feet hopefully....
Find the formula for the polynomial
then solve
2 1/2 pounds of apple makes serve 6
(2 1/2 x 24)/6 = 10 pounds of apple will make serve 24.
Therefore, she will use 10 pounds of apples.