SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question: Determine the slope of the roof of a home that rises 8 feet for every horizontal change of 24 feet. How I tried to solve this question:

Question 1060747: Please help me solve this question:
Determine the slope of the roof of a home that rises 8 feet for every horizontal change of 24 feet.
How I tried to solve this question:
I saw that 8 was part of 24. So, it as a fraction was 1/3. I am having trouble figuring out these questions in word
form. Please help :)

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Determine the slope of the roof of a home that rises 8 feet for every horizontal change of 24 feet.
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Slope is rise (vertical change) over run (horizontal change)
8/24 = 1/3
Slope = 1/3
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