Tammy will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has no initial fee but costs 0.70 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of 65 and costs an additional 0.50 per mile driven. How many miles would Tammy need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?

This problem is about linear equations. We assume Dale drive X miles, and the total cost is $Y, then we can get:
Plan I: Y=38+0.11X
Plan II: Y=49+0.07X
When both plans cost the same, 38+0.11X=49+0.07X. We will get X = 275miles, and Y=$68.25

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm