A wheelchair ramp requires a minimum 1:12

Question

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.

Answer 1

To write the proportion describing the relationship between the required height-to-length ratio and the ramp's height-to-length ratio for a wheelchair ramp, we start with the required ratio of height to length.

The required ratio is 1:12, which can be represented as the fraction:

\[ \frac{1}{12} \]

For a ramp with a height of 2.2 feet and a length of 26.4 feet, the height-to-length ratio is:

\[ \frac{2.2}{26.4} \]

Now we can set up a proportion using these two ratios:

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

Thus, the proportion showing the relationship between the required height-to-length ratio and the ramp's height-to-length ratio is:

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