2. Isabelle plans to line her flower garden with a decorative border. Her flower bed is 60 inches by 78 inches. The border is sold in bundles of 40 ft. How much border will be leftover once Isabelle lines her garden? a. What is the perimeter of Isabelle's garden? b. How much border will be leftover once Isabelle lines her garden?

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