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Answer:
1/12
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of a ramp (or anything else) is the ratio of its "rise" to its "run."
The rise is the vertical change. Here, that is shown as 3 m.
The run is the horizontal change. Here, that is shown as 36 m.
Then the slope is ...
[tex]\text{slope }=\dfrac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}=\dfrac{3\text{ m}}{36\text{ m}}=\boxed{\dfrac{1}{12}}[/tex]
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Additional comment
If this were a line on a graph, the slope would be calculated the same way. When the rise is positive to the right, the slope is positive. On a graph, if the rise is negative as you go to the right, the slope is negative.
