The accompanying table shows the relationship between the length L, in centimeters, and the weight W, in grams, of the North Sea plaice (a type of flatfish).†

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The accompanying table shows the relationship between the length L, in centimeters, and the weight W, in grams, of the North Sea plaice (a type of flatfish).†

L W
28.5 213
30.5 259
32.5 308
34.5 363
36.5 419
38.5 500
40.5 574
42.5 674
44.5 808
46.5 909
48.5 1124

(c) If one plaice were four times as long as another, how much heavier than the other should it be?
times as heavy

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