Answer:
![a=-3\\ \\b=\dfrac{9}{2}\\ \\c=216](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=a%3D-3%5C%5C%20%5C%5Cb%3D%5Cdfrac%7B9%7D%7B2%7D%5C%5C%20%5C%5Cc%3D216)
Step-by-step explanation:
Use formula
![(u+v)^3=u^3+3u^2v+3uv^2+v^3.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28u%2Bv%29%5E3%3Du%5E3%2B3u%5E2v%2B3uv%5E2%2Bv%5E3.)
Hence,
![(x+2a)^3=x^3+3x^2\cdot 2a+3x\cdot (2a)^2+(2a)^3=x^3+6ax^2+12a^2x+8a^3.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28x%2B2a%29%5E3%3Dx%5E3%2B3x%5E2%5Ccdot%202a%2B3x%5Ccdot%20%282a%29%5E2%2B%282a%29%5E3%3Dx%5E3%2B6ax%5E2%2B12a%5E2x%2B8a%5E3.)
This expression is equal to
![x^3-18x^2+24bx-c,](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E3-18x%5E2%2B24bx-c%2C)
so we can equate the coefficients at powers of x:
![x^3:\ 1=1\\ \\x^2:\ 6a=-18\Rightarrow a=-3\\ \\x:\ 12a^2=24b\Rightarrow b=\dfrac{9}{2}\\ \\1=x^0:\ 8a^3=-c\Rightarrow c=-8\cdot (-3)^3=216.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E3%3A%5C%201%3D1%5C%5C%20%5C%5Cx%5E2%3A%5C%206a%3D-18%5CRightarrow%20a%3D-3%5C%5C%20%5C%5Cx%3A%5C%2012a%5E2%3D24b%5CRightarrow%20b%3D%5Cdfrac%7B9%7D%7B2%7D%5C%5C%20%5C%5C1%3Dx%5E0%3A%5C%208a%5E3%3D-c%5CRightarrow%20c%3D-8%5Ccdot%20%28-3%29%5E3%3D216.)
It's the first one. y can equal x as long as y doesn't equal x multiple times. We also know the last two are wrong because they're saying the same thing. A linear function is a straight line.
To get you answer multiply .3 and 2.7
The total length of the ribbon used is expressed as r and is a product of the number of gifts (g) and the length of ribbon tied in each gift. This relationship may be expressed by the equation,
r = (25) x (g)