SOLUTION: A roof rises 2.6 feet vertically and 7.5 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof?

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Question 177737: A roof rises 2.6 feet vertically and 7.5 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope=rise%2Frun Start with the slope formula. The "rise" is the change in vertical position and the "run" is the change in horizontal position.


slope=2.6%2F7.5 Plug in the given values


slope=0.34667 Divide


So the slope is approximately 0.34667 which means that the grade is roughly 34.667% (multiply by 100 to make a percentage)