16a. 21cm. bc when it has 10 grams it moves half of that to 5cm so divide 42 by 2 and you get 21cm
17. remember y=mx+b; m is slope and b is y-intercept you have to put your equation from point slope to y=mx+b 4x+y=6 subtract 4x from each side y=-4x+6 slope = -4 y-intercept= 6