SOLUTION: Goldenwood Street drops 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 900 feet. What is the slope of the street? Round your answer to two decimal places

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Question 593474: Goldenwood Street drops 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 900 feet. What is the slope of the street? Round your answer to two decimal places
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Goldenwood Street drops 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 900 feet.
What is the slope of the street? Round your answer to two decimal places
:
One of the definitions of slope is "rise over run"
:
A drop is a negative rise, therefore
= -.013

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