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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-02-22

Find the slope of the ski run that descends 15 feet for every horizontal change of 24 feet

Asked by sanchezjennifer

Answer (2)

slope= change in y (vertical)/change in x (horizontal)
vertical=15 horizontal=24
slope= 15/24
**We can reduce this by dividing top and bottom by 3:
slope= 5/8

Answered by Ariella | 2024-06-10

The slope of the ski run is 8 5 ​ , indicating it descends 5 feet for every 8 feet of horizontal distance. In percentage terms, this equates to a 62.5% slope. This helps visualize the steepness of the run.
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Answered by Ariella | 2024-12-23