Question

Mountain climber Joe climbed to a mountain peak that was 1200 feet above its base and 1500 feet east of its base. Mountain climber Bob climbed to a mountain peak that was 900 feet above its base and 1000 feet east of its base.

Who climbed a steeper mountain? Explain.

Answer 1

Joe’s mountain had a rise of 1200 and a run of 1500, making the slope of the mountain 4/5. Bob’s mountain had a rise of 900 and a run of 1000, making the slope of the mountain 9/10. Since 9/10 is larger than 4/5, the slope of Bob’s mountain is steeper than the slope of Joe’s mountain. Joe’s mountain had a rise of 1200 and a run of 1500. The slope of Joe’s mountain was 4/5. Bob’s mountain had a rise of 900 and a run of 1000. The slope of Bob’s mountain was 9/10. Bob climbed the steeper mountain.

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Answer 2

Bob climed steeper because when you put it into fractions.... joes would be 1200 over 1500 and bob would be 9000 over 1000. Then u need to find common denominators which would be 3000 so then you multiply the nominators by 3 also so it'll be 2400 over 3000 and 2900 over 3000. So then bobs is steeper