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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?

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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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

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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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