document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=684588>Question 684588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pleasant day to you Sir / Madam, please help me with these word problems about direct variation. Thank you very much for your help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length a spring will stretch varies directly with the weight attached to the spring. If a spring stretches 3.6 cm when 44 kilograms is attached, how far will it stretch when 25 kilograms is attached?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, thank you so much to anyone who can help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a spring stretches <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.6cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.6cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=44kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"44kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is attached, it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.6cm%2F44kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.6cm%2F44kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ratio\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " it will stretch <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is attached, which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xcm%2F25kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xcm%2F25kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ratio\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "stretching is proportional to attached weight, so we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.6cm%2F44kg=x%2F25kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.6cm%2F44kg=x%2F25kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...now cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.6cm%2A25kg=x%2A44kg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.6cm%2A25kg=x%2A44kg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90cm%2Across%28kg%29=x%2A44cross%28kg%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90cm%2Across%28kg%29=x%2A44cross%28kg%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90cm%2F44=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90cm%2F44=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.0454545454545454545454545454545cm=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.0454545454545454545454545454545cm=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....round it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.05cm=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.05cm=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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