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A handicapped-access ramp starts at ground level and rises 27 inches over a distance of 30 feet. What is the slope of this ramp?

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27/30
because slope is just rise over run
User Schup
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slope=rise/run
rise=27
run=30
slope=rise/run=27/30=9/10
slope is 9/10
User Eric Acevedo
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