Question 19 - Math Practice Test for the NLN NEX

A spring scale is calibrated to measure up to \(50\) newtons. When a weight is hung from the scale, the spring stretches, and the scale reads \(32\) newtons. If the spring scale has a maximum stretch of \(10\) centimeters when measuring \(50\) newtons, how far has the spring stretched with the \(32\)-newton weight?

\[6.4 \, \text{cm}\]
\[8.2 \, \text{cm}\]
\[7.8 \, \text{cm}\]
\[5.6 \, \text{cm}\]

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