SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE POSITIVE SLOPE OF A RAMP WITH A VERTICAL RISE OF 24 FEET AND A HORIZONTAL RUN OF 40 FEET ?

SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE POSITIVE SLOPE OF A RAMP WITH A VERTICAL RISE OF 24 FEET AND A HORIZONTAL RUN OF 40 FEET ?

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Question 371732: WHAT IS THE POSITIVE SLOPE OF A RAMP WITH A VERTICAL RISE OF 24 FEET AND A HORIZONTAL RUN OF 40 FEET ?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24/40=3/5 or 0.6=60%
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