a spring is 3 in. long with no weight suspended from it. For each ounce of weight, the spring stretches 0.2 in. Unitl it reaches its maximum lenght of 9 in. How much weight must be added for the spring to reach its maximum length? algebra

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If x is the # ounces attached, then you need
3 + 0.2x = 9
x=30