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Suppose an airplane climbs 15 feet for every 40 feet it moves forward. What is the slope of this airplane's ascent?

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Answer:

3/8

Explanation:

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User Ola Ekdahl
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slope is 40/15 which can be simplified to 8/3
every 8 feet it moves forward the plane climbs 3 feet
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