Question

Goldenwood Street drops 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 900 feet. What is the slope of the street? Round your answer to two decimal places

Answer 1

What is the slope? Rise over run.

So if it drops, what does that mean?

And over a HORIZONTAL distance, what does that mean?

Answer 2

This is what I got.. Slope= Rise/run. Rise would be the opposite of the drop, so the slope will be negative. So the slope is -0.04.

Answer 3

That's true. But keep it in fraction form (just for simplicity sake)

But yes, you are right! Good job

Answer 4

thanks