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ISBN: 9781259218859

Author: David Sobecki Professor, Brian A. Mercer

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 2.2, Problem 2A

In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, a 112.5-foot-tall Stay Puft marshmallow man goes on a murderous rampage in New York City. After the film’s successful box office run, a 20-inch replica of the big guy was sold in toy stores. What scale was used to make the replica? Give your answer both as a reduced fraction or ratio and as a percentage.

Chapter 2.2, Problem 2A, In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, a 112.5-foot-tall Stay Puft marshmallow man goes on a murderous

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