The manager of a restaurant found that the cost to produce 200 cups of coffee is $105.00, while the cost to produce 400 cups is $205.00. Assume the relationship between the cost y to produce x cups of coffee is linear. a. Write a linear equation that expresses the cost, y, in terms of the number of cups of coffee, x. b. How many cups of coffee are produced if the cost of production is $210.00?

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