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document.write( "Increased by 50% is times 1.5, or times 3/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the product L*W (= area) to remain the same, the Width must be 2/3, or decreased by 1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = LW  original<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = (3/2)L * (2/3)W = LW<BR>\n" );
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