Divide both sides by -3, and replace 
with 
. Then
Factorize the quadratic in to get
which in turn means
But 
for all real 
, so we can ignore the first solution. This leaves us with
If we allow for any complex solution, then we can continue with the solution we ignored:
In effect, there is a proportional relationship between the mass and the volume of the pieces of metal. The equation of the line that adapts to the given data is given by: y = 0.1174x. Therefore the proportionality constant is 0.1174
5x-9 = 3x+3
2x-9 = 3
2x = 12
x= 6
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