Question

A blueprint of a shopping complex shows the bottom edge of the roof to be 93 feet above the ground. If the roof rises to a point 171 feet above the ground over a horizontal distance of 6.5 yards, what is the slope of the roof?1.28124

Answer 1

4 feet

Explanation:

It should specify feet or yards.

171-93=78

78/6.5=12

12/3=4

Answer 2

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171 - 93 = 78

height of 78, width of 19.5, what is the slope

78/19.5 = 4

the last option, 4