SOLUTION: The rules Y=18+0.4x and Y=11+0.54 give the lengths of two springs in centimeters as weight in grams x is attached to the spring. What weight makes the lengths of the springs the sa

Question 1062937: The rules Y=18+0.4x and Y=11+0.54 give the lengths of two springs in centimeters as weight in grams x is attached to the spring. What weight makes the lengths of the springs the same?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming the second equation is : .
Set the equations equal to each other,

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