A moving conveyor is built to rise 4 m for each 5 m of horizontal change.
The slope is 4/5.
Suppose the conveyor runs between two floors in a factory. Find the length of the conveyor if the vertical distance between floors is 8 ft. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Please help!

Question

A moving conveyor is built to rise 4 m for each 5 m of horizontal change.
The slope is 4/5.
Suppose the conveyor runs between two floors in a factory. Find the length of the conveyor if the vertical distance between floors is 8 ft. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Please help!

anonymous · Answer

draw a simple sketch on paper, a line with slope of 4/5 and 2 parallel lines 8 units apart.

anonymous · Answer

? Not seeing how that would help. Im trying to find the length of the conveyor.