SOLUTION: A toy airplane climbs 30 vertical feet while traveling 50 feet horizontally. A toy helicopter climbs 20 feet while traveling 40 feet horizontally. Assuming a steady rate of change,

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Question 1166314: A toy airplane climbs 30 vertical feet while traveling 50 feet horizontally. A toy helicopter climbs 20 feet while traveling 40 feet horizontally. Assuming a steady rate of change, which toy traveled at a greater slope?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide the vertical movement by the horizontal movement in each case. The one with the larger number is the one with the greater slope.

John

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