Question

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Gena attached a dog ramp to her sofa, which allows her oldest dog to easily climb onto a seat cushion. The ramp is 55 inches long. The top of the seat cushion is 28 inches above the floor.

What is the distance from the base of the ramp to the base of the sofa?

Answer 1

It almost seems too obvious, but if the ramp is 55 inches long, and the dog needs to climb the entire ramp to get to the cushion, the answer should be 55 inches.

Answer 2

Answer:

the distance from the base of the ramp to the base of the sofa rounded to the nearest tenth is 47.3 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the diagram, length of the ramp is,  inches. The top of the seat cushion is 28 inches above the floor. That means,  inches

We need to find the distance from the base of the ramp to the base of the sofa which is

The other answerer was using the wrong formula, or none at all and was trying to shortcut it.