Consider the fictional case of the incredible shrinking man. If his height shrinks to one-tenth, his area shrinks to
A)1/10,
B)1/100,
C)1/1000,
D)1/10,000,
E)none of these,
And his weight would shrink to
F)1/10.
G)1/100.
H)1/1000.
I)1/10,000.
10)none of these.

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Area is proportional to the square of the height, so if the height shrinks to one-tenth, the area shrinks to one-hundredth. Weight is proportional to the cube of the height, so if the height shrinks to one-tenth, the weight shrinks to one-thousandth.

Consider the Fictional Case of the Incredible Shrinking Man