donald is a taxi driver. for each ride in the taxi, the cost, c, is given by c = 500+130d, where c is in cents and d is the distance of the ride, in miles. what is the meaning of the value 500 in this equation? a) donald charges 500 cents per mile b) donald drives 500 customers per day c) donald charges at least 500 cents per taxi ride d) donald charges at most 500 cents per taxi ride

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