Question

A school plans to build a wheelchair ramp from the sidewalk to the front entrance of the school. The slope of the ramp must be 3/32. The entrance to the school is 75 cm above the ground. What is the horizontal distance needed for the ramp?

Answer 1

\[\frac{75}{x}=\frac{3}{32}\]

Answer 2

\[x=\frac{75\times 32}{3}\] compute that one