The slope for a wheelchair ramp for a home has to be $\frac{1}{12} .$ If the vertical distance from the ground to the door bottom is 2.5 $\mathrm{ft}$ , find the distance the ramp has to extend from the home in order to comply with the needed slope.
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The slope is given as $\frac{1}{12}$. To convert this fraction to a decimal, divide 1 by 12: $\frac{1}{12} = 0.0833$ (rounded to four decimal places). Show more…
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