Caitlin is designing a railing for a set of stairs. The railing will begin at a height of 36 inches and follow the slant of the stairs, which decreases 9 inches for every 12 horizontal inches. Which function can represent the height, y, of the railing in inches according to the horizontal distance in inches, x, from the top of the stairs? Y = –StartFraction 3 Over 4 EndFractionx + 36 y = –3x + 36 y = StartFraction 3 Over 4 EndFractionx + 36 y = 3x + 36

Given:

The railing will begin at a height of 36 inches.

Height decreases 9 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.

To find:

The function for this situation.

Solution:

Let y be the height of the railing in inches according to the horizontal distance in inches, x, from the top of the stairs.

Initial height = 36

So, y-intercept is 36.

Height decreases 9 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.  So,

Slope intercept form of a line is

Substitute and b=36.

The required function is .

Therefore, the correct option is A.

3/4 ÷ 3/4

step-by-step explanation:

basically divide any proper fraction with itself to fit the criteria.

so if we are using 3/4, then:

3/4 ÷ 3/4 = 1

so 1 is the quotient.

and the numerators for both these fractions is 3.   and if we divide the numerators:

3 ÷ 3 = 1

we see that quotient is equal to our original quotient as well.

hi! i think the answer is 1/2 : )