SOLUTION: the distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly by weight w of the object. If the distance is 27 cm when the weight is 4kg, what is the distance when

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Question 336838: the distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly by weight w of the object. If the distance is 27 cm when the weight is 4kg, what is the distance when the weight is 9kg?
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4/27=9/x
4x=243
x=60.75 cm