document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75639>Question 75639</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618219560/algebrahomeworkh>Functions and Change</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">     The Americans with Disability Act requires, amoung other things, that wheelchair service ramps have a slope not exceeding 1/12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Problem A- Suppose the front steps of a building are 2 feet high. You want to make a ramp conforming to the ADA standards that reaches from the ground to the top of the steps. How far away from the building is the base of the ramp?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Problem B- Another way to give specifications on a ramp is to give allowable inches of rise per foot of run. In these terms, how many inches of rise does the ADA requirement allow in 1 foot of run?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the mandated slope is not to exceed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (rise over run) and the steps (rise) are 2 feet high, you can write the proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Fx+=+1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Fx+=+1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base of the ramp has to be 24 feet from the building.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the allowable slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the run is 1 foot or 12 inches, then the allowable rise would be 1 inch. </SPAN>\n" );
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