SOLUTION: A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth? A) 1.91 B) 1.77 C) 0.65 D) 0.57

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Question 42042: A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?



A) 1.91 B) 1.77 C) 0.65 D) 0.57
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope is always RISE over RUN.
Slope = 9.75%2F17.24
Get out your calculator for this one: .5655, which rounds off to D)0.57.

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