SOLUTION: A roof rises 8.5 ft over a horizontal distance of 16.07 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth? Thank You!!

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Question 41408: A roof rises 8.5 ft over a horizontal distance of 16.07 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?

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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We say that slope equals the rise over the run...here that can be found by
slope m = 8.5 / 16.7 = .53