Question

NEED HELP ASAP 20 points!!!

the distance a spring will stretch varies directly with how much weight is attached to the spring.if a spring streches 6 inches with 80 pounds attached how far will it stretch with 55 pounds attached
round to the nearest tenth of an inch!
A. 5.9 in
B. 8.7 in
C. 6.1 in
D.4.1 in

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

6:80 is about 13.33 pounds per inch. You can get that by dividing 80 by 6 to get the unit rate. All you have to do from there is divide 55 by 13.33, which gives you around 4.12, or 4.1.

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