document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139736>Question 1139736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length that a spring stretches varies directly with a weight placed at the end of the spring. When Sarah placed a 10 pound watermelon on a hanging scale, the spring stretched 5 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Write the equation that relates the length of the spring in inches, L, to the weight in pounds, p. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) What weight of watermelon (in pounds) would stretch the spring 6 inches?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #760228 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=760228\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L length<BR>\n" );
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