There are 4 tomato plants, 8 lettuce plants, and 2 cucumber plants in Jill's garden. What is the ratio of tomato plants to lettuce plants? All answers must be reduced. answer choices:
1. 4:8
2. 1:2
3. 8:2
4. 4:2

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

3x+9+4x+x=8x+9that's the answer for your question.