A curb is 4 inches high. The ramp from the sidewalk yo the street follows the same guidelines as other Ramos (no more than 4.8 d

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egrees, so a 1:12 ratio of vertical to horizontal). What is the horizontal distance for a ramp with a 4 inch vertical distance?

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Effectus [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-17T08:05:02+03:00

Answer:

<h2>48 inches.</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

Givens

Accoriding to the given ration, one unit of vertical distance is equivalent to 12 units of horizontal distance. So, the horizontal distance is

$h=12(4 \ in)=48 \ in$

Therefore, the horizontal distance is 48 inches.