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Jramos095

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If the pencil you are holding were 10 times as long and 10 times as wide, its surface area would be multiplied by
 
  1) 10
  2) 100
  3) 1000
  4) 10,000
  5) none of these
 
  and its volume would be multiplied by
  6) 10.
  7) 100.
  8) 1000.
  9) 10,000.
  10) none of these.

Question 2

Consider the fictional case of the incredible shrinking man. If his height shrinks to one-tenth, his area shrinks to
 
  1) 1/10,
  2) 1/100,
  3) 1/1000,
  4) 1/10,000,
  5) none of these,
 
  and his weight would shrink to
  6) 1/10.
  7) 1/100.
  8) 1/1000.
  9) 1/10,000.
  10) none of these.



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