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)

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To describe the relationship between the required height-to-length ratio (1:12) and the ramp's height-to-length ratio when the height is 2.2 feet and the length is 26.4 feet, we can set up the following proportion.

The required ratio can be expressed as:

\[ \frac{\text{height}}{\text{length}} = \frac{1}{12} \]

The actual ratio for the ramp is:

\[ \frac{\text{height}}{\text{length}} = \frac{2.2}{26.4} \]

Now, we can set up the proportion:

\[ \frac{1}{12} = \frac{2.2}{26.4} \]

Thus, the proportion in fraction form without reducing it is:

\[ \frac{1}{12} = \frac{2.2}{26.4} \]