4x +2y = 9 to y-intercept form. you

Since 4x 4 x does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right side of the equation by subtracting 4x 4 x from both sides. Divide each term by −2 - 2 and simplify. The answer will be y=2x-9/2

Ithink it should be 55.

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