Set up and solve a proportion
A ski course falls 50 feet in every 500 feet of horizontal run. If the total horizontal run is 1/2 mile, find the height of the hill. (Hint: 5,280 feet = 1 mile.)

_________ft.

Question

Set up and solve a proportion
A ski course falls 50 feet in every 500 feet of horizontal run. If the total horizontal run is 1/2 mile, find the height of the hill. (Hint: 5,280 feet = 1 mile.)
 
_________ft.

lilg132 · Answer

5280 / 2 = 2640

2640 / 500 = 5.28

5.28 * 50 = 264 feet has fell

2640 - 264 = 2376 feet is the size of the hill

lilg132 · Answer

*height of the hill i meant

lilg132 · Answer

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