document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577167>Question 577167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The work sheet is titled Direct/Inverse/Joint Variation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A spring extends or compresses in direct proportion to the mass being supported.  If spring a extends 13 cm when supporting 100g how far will it extend when supporting 20 g?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13=k100      k=13/100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(13/100)(20)= 13/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did I do this right?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370105 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=370105\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only thing I would have certainly done differently would have been to label your answer with the given units of measurement, i.e. 13/5 cm.  You might also want to consider the audience for your answer -- what would be more understandable to whoever is reading your paper:  13/5 cm or 2.6 cm?  For me, I had to stop and think about how big 13/5 cm is, but just a glance at 2.6 cm tells me it is just over an inch.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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