a wheelchair ramp has a slope of 1/10.if its rise is 5 1/2 feet,what is its run.

> a wheelchair ramp has a slope of 1/10

means that it rises 1 foot (rise) over a horizontal distance (run) of 10 feet.

Slopes are measured by the ratio rise/run.

For example, a rampe of 1/17, which is ususally the maximum preferred slope to enable manual wheelchairs to climb, with a rise of 2 ft will need a horizontal distance of 2*17=34 ft.

I'm sure you can take it from here.

To find the run of the wheelchair ramp, we need to use the given slope and rise.

The slope of a ramp is equal to the rise divided by the run. In this case, we are given the slope as 1/10 and the rise as 5 1/2 feet.

Let's first convert the mixed number 5 1/2 to an improper fraction.

5 1/2 = (2 * 5 + 1) / 2 = 11/2

Now we can set up an equation using the slope formula:

1/10 = (rise) / (run)

Replacing the rise with the converted improper fraction:

1/10 = (11/2) / (run)

To solve for the run, we can cross multiply:

10 * (11/2) = 1 * run

55/2 = run

Now let's simplify the fraction:

run = 55/2, which can also be written as 27 1/2 feet.

Therefore, the run of the wheelchair ramp is 27 1/2 feet.