Stu hiked a trail at an average rate of 3 miles per hour. he ran back on the same trail at an average rate of 5 miles per hour. he traveled for a total of 3 hours. which equation can be used to find the time it took stu to hike the trail? 3t = 5 3t = 5(3 – t) 3 + t = 5 + (3 – t) 3t + 5(3 – t) = 3

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

The answer would be -3.9> -4.5