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      1 1 REM :: THIS PROGRAM COMPUTES HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO FOLD
      2 2 REM :: A PIECE OF PAPER SO THAT IT IS TALLER THAN THE
      3 3 REM :: SEARS TOWER.
      4 4 REM ::       S = HEIGHT OF TOWER (METERS)
      5 5 REM ::       T = THICKNESS OF PAPER (MILLIMETERS)
      6 10 LET S = 442
      7 20 LET T = 0.1
      8 30 REM CONVERT T TO METERS
      9 40 LET T = T * .001
     10 50 LET F = 1
     11 60 LET H = T
     12 100 IF H > S THEN 200
     13 120 LET H = 2 * H
     14 125 LET F = F + 1
     15 130 GOTO 100
     16 200 PRINT "NUMBER OF FOLDS ="F
     17 220 PRINT "FINAL HEIGHT    ="H
     18 999 END
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