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A wheelchair ramp rises 1 foot for every 12 feet of horizontal distance. A staircase rises 7 feet for every 11 feet. Which is steeper? Slope is how we measure steepness with a single number.
A wheelchair ramp rises 1 foot for every 12 feet of horizontal distance. A staircase rises 7 feet for every 11 feet. Which is steeper? Slope is how we measure steepness with a single number.