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A spring scale has a spring with a force constant of 250 N/m and a weighing pan with a mass of 0.075 kg. During one weighing, the spring is stretched a distance of 12 cm from equilibrium. During a second weighing, the spring is stretched a distance of 18 cm.

9. How much greater is the elastic potential energy of the stretched spring during the second weighing than during the first weighing?