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What is the slope (or grade) of this ski slope? (Hint: The ski slope drops 25 ft vertically for every 100 horizontal feet.
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We can think of these as the rise and run of a line, respectively. The rise is -25 feet (since the slope is dropping) and the run is 100 feet. Show more…
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