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A ramp installed to give handicapped people access to a building has a 3-foot rise and a 36-foot run.
What is the slope of the ramp?
Write your answer as a fraction.

User Csotelo
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The slope can be found by dividing the length of rise by the length of the run

Slope = difference in y/difference in x =
(3)/(36)= (1)/(12)
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