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A Homeowner Wishes to Have a Ramp Built to the Door

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A homeowner wishes to have a ramp built to the door of her house. If the ground slopes up at a rate of 1 foot of rise for every 12 feet of run, and the ramp is to slope down at a rate of 1 foot of drop for every 15 feet of run, how far away from the house does the ramp need to start in order to reach a door that is 4.5 feet from the ground?
A homeowner wishes to have a ramp built to the door of her house. If the ground slopes up at a rate of 1 foot of rise for every 12 feet of run, and the ramp is to slope down at a rate of 1 foot of drop for every 15 feet of run, how far away from the house does the ramp need to start in order to reach a door that is 4.5 feet from the ground?

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