SOLUTION: What happens to the volume of the confined gas when the pressure is reduced 3 times?

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Question 460918: What happens to the volume of the confined gas when the pressure is reduced 3 times?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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If "3 times" is taken to mean "reduced by a factor of 3", then by Boyle's law (pressure and volume are inversely proportional), the volume would be increased by a factor of 3.