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You are enlarging a photo on your computer screen. The photo starts at 3 centimeters wide. Each time you enlarge the photo, its width is doubled. You enlarge the photo four times. What is the final width of the photo on your screen?

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Let's calculate each enlargement:

3 * 2 = 6 \\ 6 * 2 = 12 \\ 12 * 2 = 24 \\ 24 * 2 = 48
After the 4th enlargement, the photo is 48 centimeters wide.
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