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Jolly builds a large corkboard for her room that is 45 inches tall and 63 inches wide .she wants to build a smaller corkboard with a similar shape for the kitchen. Which of the following could be the dimensions of that corkboard?\r
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document.write( "No that's false, so A isn't the answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Try B\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's true, so B is the correct answer.  But let's go though the\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that's false, so C isn't the answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that's false, so D isn't the answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is B\r\n" );
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