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Scale Ella
No! Not Scaleo!
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It’s Scaleo! He’s escaping!
Halt!
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Leaping
lizards!
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Janice texted me that Matt says that Eli says
that Gerritt says that Pamela says that James
said he likes me, and wants to know if I like him!
Scaleo has increased
the size of my walkietalkie by a factor of two.
It is now too large to
remove from the holster!
This is a job for...
No way! What are you going to do?
Um... Um... I’m going to text
her to tell him to tell her
to tell him to tell her to
tell him that I like him too.
Oh, how I despise text messaging!
Scale Ella!
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Oh, no! It looks like
your thumbs have
been scaled up.
This looks like a
job for Scale Ella.
Scale Ella, we need you!
Ssssssssssss-caleo!
Holy cow! Look
at my thumbs!
I – I – I – I can’t text!
This is impossible!
Janice is waiting for me to
text her back. I can’t press
the buttons. Oh, James!
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Your thumbs were
2 inches tall.
Now, they are
10 inches tall.
Don’t panic, ladies. I
can solve your problem
using scale factor.
2 times what is 10?
Five!
Five is the
scale factor!
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Now, to set things right. I can change the width...
How’s that, honey?
My giant thumbs fit
perfectly on the keys again.
Thank you, Scale Ella!
I really like that
nail polish.
Depth...
And height...
Don’t thank me!
Thank ...
My scaling power is...
Mathematics.
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Drat! Foiled again.
I hate fancy cars with screechy tires! I’ll fix that.
I hate everything and everyone annoys me.
Rrr! That Scale
Ella! She’s always
ruining my fun.
Zounds!
Now that is annoying.
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Look at what that horrible creature has
done to my ultra-cool tires.
Scale Ella!
Her tires were
21 inches tall.
Now, they are 7 inches
tall. 21 times what is 7?
I need you!
What seems to be the
problem, young lady?
Divide both sides by 21.
What equals 7
over 21? Reduce
7 over 21 to 1/3.
That horrible creature has
scaled my tires down. My
car is all out of proportion!
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Now, to set
things right.
I can change
the width...
Jeepers Creepers! That interfering
do-gooder gives me a headache!
Thank you,
Scale Ella!
Depth...
And height...
Scaleo?!
Stop, you scoundrel!
My scaling power is...
How’s that?
Nice ride!
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Me too. We
need Scale Ella!
Great Gatsby!
Fear not, citizens. I will compute...
Scaleo’s made a giant roach!
It will destroy
the city!
I agree!
I wonder how many times larger
he has made the roach?!
I am too frightened to make
a calculation like that!
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A cockroach is
about an inch long.
What times 1 equals 600?
In other words,
600 divided
The roach is 50 feet long. That’s 600 inches!
by What is 1?
600 divided by
600 is 1.
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The roach is scaled up by
a scale factor of 600.
Now, to set
things right.
I can change the width...
depth...
And height...
My scaling power is...
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You stupid roach!
What are you doing?
We have a city
to destroy!
Aaah!
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Arr! Scale Ella, you’ve foiled me today, but I’ll
be back with a plan that is five times as big, or
maybe ten times as big, and then I’ll finish you!
Scale Ella, you
saved the city with
your powers! But
where is Scaleo?
He escaped this time,
but I’ll be ready for him
if he ever comes back.
Five times as ready.
Or maybe ten times as ready.
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