Problem: Of the following statements, the one that is incorrect is:
Answer Choices:
A. Doubling the base of a given rectangle doubles the area.
B. Doubling the altitude of a triangle doubles the area.
C. Doubling the radius of a given circle doubles the area.
D. Doubling the divisor of a fraction and dividing its numerator by changes the quotient.
E. Doubling a given quantity may make it less than it originally was.
Solution:
(C) is incorrect since doubling the radius of a given circle quadruples the area.