Consider the fictional case of the incredible shrinking woman.If her height shrinks to 0.1 times her original height,then 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 these

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The surface area of a body is proportional to the square of its height. If her height shrinks to 0.1 times, the surface area shrinks to (0.1)^2 = 0.01 times its original value.

Consider the Fictional Case of the Incredible Shrinking Woman