A wheelchair ramp requires a minimum 1:12 ratio of height to length, meaning a ramp with a height of 2.2 feet requires a length of 26.4 feet. Use a proportion to describe the relationship between the required height-to-length ratio and the ramp’s height-to-length ratio. Write the proportion in fraction form without reducing it to the lowest terms. (1 point)
Let x represent the required height-to-length ratio and y represent the ramp's height-to-length ratio.
The proportion can be written as:
x/y = 1/12
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Let x represent the required height-to-length ratio and y represent the ramp's height-to-length ratio.
The proportion can be written as:
y/x = 2.2/26.4
Let's represent the required height-to-length ratio as a fraction:
Required height-to-length ratio = (required height) / (required length)
According to the given information, the required height-to-length ratio is 1:12. This can be written as:
Required height-to-length ratio = 1 / 12
Now, let's represent the ramp's height-to-length ratio as a fraction:
Ramp's height-to-length ratio = (ramp's height) / (ramp's length)
According to the given information, the ramp's height is 2.2 feet and the length is 26.4 feet. This can be written as:
Ramp's height-to-length ratio = 2.2 / 26.4
Therefore, the proportion between the required height-to-length ratio and the ramp's height-to-length ratio is:
(Required height-to-length ratio) / (Ramp's height-to-length ratio) = (1/12) / (2.2/26.4)
To describe the relationship between the required height-to-length ratio and the ramp's height-to-length ratio, we can use a proportion.
Let the required height-to-length ratio be represented by H1: L1 and the ramp's height-to-length ratio be represented by H2: L2.
According to the given information, the required height-to-length ratio is 1:12. Therefore, we can express this as H1 : L1 = 1 : 12.
Similarly, for the ramp in question, the height-to-length ratio is H2: L2, and the given height is 2.2 feet, which corresponds to a length of 26.4 feet. This gives us H2 : L2 = 2.2 : 26.4.
The relationship between these two ratios can be represented as:
H1 : L1 = H2 : L2
Substituting the given values, we get:
1 : 12 = 2.2 : 26.4