Question

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 degrees, 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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Answer 1

Answer:

48 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Givens

• The height of a curb is 4 inches. So, the ramp has a height of 4 inches.
• The ratio between vertical and horizontal distance of the ramp is 1:12.

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.