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.
To find the length of the puma in the drawing, we first need to determine the scale factor between the actual length and the length in the drawing.
Scale factor = Actual length / Length in drawing = 2.45 m / 0.5 m = 4.9
Now, we can find the length of the puma in the drawing:
Length in drawing = Actual length / Scale factor = 2.45 m / 4.9 = 0.5 m
Converting 0.5 m to centimeters (since the scale is 1 cm = 0.5 m):
0.5 m * 100 cm / 1 m = 50 cm
Therefore, the length of the puma in the drawing is 50 cm to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.