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11.4 Exercise 117

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Wheelchair ramp The rules for wheelchair ramps require a maximum 11 inch rise for a 1212 inch run.

  1. ⓐ What run must the ramp have to accommodate a 24-inch\text{24}-\text{inch} rise to the door?
  2. ⓑ Draw a model of this ramp.

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 11.4 Understand Slope of a Line, exercise 117

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