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document.write( "Volume of a solid is proportional to the cube of its dimensions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x the radius ---> 8x the volume, etc.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 15 inch fish is 1.5 x the length of a 10 inch fish.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5^3 = 3.375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*3.375 = 10.125 pounds<BR>\n" );
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