Question 472680
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Slope is rise/run


slope of 1/4 means: it rises 1 for every 4 it runs


1 rise / 4 run = 3 rise / x run {set up a proportion}
1(x) = 4(3) {cross-multiplied}
x = 12 {multiplied 1 by x and 4 by 3}


horizontal (run) = 12 ft
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