Question

A hiking trail down the side of Mt. Tom drops a vertical distance of 60 meters over a horizontal distance of 300 meters. What is the slope of the trail? Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Slope of the trail is expressed as;

Slope = vertical distance/horizontal distance

Given

Vertical distance = 60metres

Horizontal distance= 300metres

Substitute

Slope = 60/300

Slope = 6×10/30×10

Slope = 6/30

Slope = 6×1/6×5

Slope = 1/5

Hence the slope of the trail in reduced fraction is 1/5