A uniform solid sphere has mass M and radius R. If these are increased to 2M and 3R, what happens to the sphere's moment of inertia about a central axis?

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A uniform solid sphere has mass M and radius R. If these are increased to 2M and 3R, what happens to the sphere's moment of inertia about a central axis?