Consider the fictional case of the incredible shrinking woman. If a fictional shrinking woman shrinks to 0.1 her original height, her total skin area shrinks to
A)0.1 times its original value.
B)0.01 times its original value.
C)0.001 times its original value.
D)0.0001 times its original value.
E)none of the above

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The surface area of an object is proportional to the square of its size. Therefore, if the woman shrinks to 0.1 her original height, her surface area will shrink to (0.1)^2 = 0.01 times its original value, which is choice B.

Consider the Fictional Case of the Incredible Shrinking Woman