SOLUTION: Every vertical rise of 1 foot requires a horizontal run of 12 feet. What is the grade (slope expressed as a percent) of the ramp?

SOLUTION: Every vertical rise of 1 foot requires a horizontal run of 12 feet. What is the grade (slope expressed as a percent) of the ramp?

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Question 334523: Every vertical rise of 1 foot requires a horizontal run of 12 feet. What is the grade (slope expressed as a percent) of the ramp?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: Slope = Rise/Run (Rise over Run) where "Rise" is the vertical change and "Run" is the horizontal change. From there, use a calculator to compute the slope in decimal form and then convert it into a percentage.
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