Question

A local road rises 27 feet for every 195 feet of highway. What is the slope of the highway?

Answer 1

Step 1 :

Explanation:

We know that

The formula of the slope is "rise over run",

where the "rise" (means change in y, up, or down) and

the "run" (means change in x, left, or right)

`\text{Slope =}\frac{rise}{\text{run}}`

`\begin{gathered} \text{rise = 27 f}eet \\ \text{run = 195 fe}et \end{gathered}`

Step 2 :

In this problem, we have that:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Slope = }(27)/(195) \\ =\text{ }(9)/(65) \\ =\text{ 0. 138} \end{gathered}`

CONCLUSION:

The slope of the highway = 0.138