The actual length of a puma is 2.45 m. The scale of a drawing of a puma is 1 cm : 0.5 cm. Find the length of the puma in the drawing to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

my answer: 4.9 cm

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"1 cm : 0.5 cm"?
The actual length of a puma is 2.45 m. The scale of a drawing of the puma is 1 cm : 0.5 m. Find the length of the puma in the drawing, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
The actual length of a puma is 2.45 m. The scale of a drawing of the puma is 1 cm : 0.5 m. Find the length of the puma in the drawing, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

4.9 cm

2.45 cm

1.2 cm

12.3 cm

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A building 64 ft high casts a 288-ft shadow. Sarah casts a 18-ft shadow. The triangle formed by the building and its shadow is similar to the triangle formed by Sarah and her shadow. How tall is Sarah?

3 ft

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4 ft

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