Question

You are measuring a bike ramp which is 15 feet wide at its base and 12 feet tall at its tallest point. What is the slope of the bike ramp?

Answer 1

slope = `12/15 = 4/5`

Explanation:

Slope is defined as `("vertical change")/("horizontal change")`

In math we use this as `m= (Delta y)/(Delta x) = "rise"/"run"`

For the ramp in this question, the height of 12 feet is the vertical rise and the base of 15 feet is the horizontal run.

slope = `12/15 = 4/5`