Hi

a spring stretches 23 centimeters for every 6 kg of weight

Let x represent how many centimeters will it stretch if the weight is 15 kg

Question Sets Up the Proprotion

           |Cross multiplying to solve

    6x = 15*23

     x = 15*23/6  

     x = 57.5cm 

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