Question
A building has a ramp that is 24 feet long horizontally, and rises 3 feet vertically.
What is the slope of the ramp?
What is the slope of the ramp?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the slope of the ramp, we can use the formula for slope, which is given by:
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}
\]
In this case, the rise is the vertical height the ramp rises, and the run is the horizontal length of the ramp.
From the problem, we have:
- Rise = 3 feet
- Run = 24 feet
Plugging in these values, we get:
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{3}{24}
\]
Simplifying this fraction:
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{1}{8}
\]
Thus, the slope of the ramp is \(\frac{1}{8}\).
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}
\]
In this case, the rise is the vertical height the ramp rises, and the run is the horizontal length of the ramp.
From the problem, we have:
- Rise = 3 feet
- Run = 24 feet
Plugging in these values, we get:
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{3}{24}
\]
Simplifying this fraction:
\[
\text{slope} = \frac{1}{8}
\]
Thus, the slope of the ramp is \(\frac{1}{8}\).