Tammy’s home cost her $184,000. She lives in an area with a lively real estate market, and her home increases in value by 3. 5% every year. If Tammy sells her home after thirteen years, how much profit will she have made, to the nearest hundred dollars? a. $8,500 b. $87,800 c. $83,700 d. $103,800.

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