SOLUTION: ski slope drops 30 feet for every horizontal 20 feet. find the slope.

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Question 622526: ski slope drops 30 feet for every horizontal 20 feet. find the slope.
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ski slope drops 30 feet for every horizontal 20 feet. find the slope.
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slope = diffy/diffx = -30/20
= -1.5

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