Adeposit of $3,000 is made into a savings account which earns 5 1/2 % interest compounded quarterly. if no additional deposits or withdrawals are made, which amount is the total balance at the end of 3 years? a) $3,495.00 b) $3,522.72 c) $3,530.31 d) $3,534.20

The answer is A. $3,495.00.
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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