Question

can you help me with number 7 it says find the slope of the roof of a home that raised 8 feet for every horizontal change of a 24 ft

Answer 1

Given:

Roof of the home rised 8 feet for every horizontal change of 24 feet.

The slope is calculated as,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Slope}=\frac{\text{Vertical change}}{\text{Horizontal change}} \\ =(8)/(24) \\ =(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`

Answer: slope is 1/3.