Which expression is equivalent to 8 p − 3 n + 4 q − 9 m ? 0 0 5 p n − 5 q m 5 p n minus 5 q m 4 ( 2 p + q ) − 3 ( n + 3 m ) 4 times open paren 2 p plus q close paren minus 3 times open paren n plus 3 m close paren 4 ( 2 p + q ) − 3 ( n − 3 m ) 4 times open paren 2 p plus q close paren minus 3 times open paren n minus 3 m close paren

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

The first one is correct