Slope of street

Question

Baldwin street in Dunedin new Zealand is the world steepest residential street the slope of this street is 0.35 how many feet vertically does it rise over a horizontal distance of 120 feet

Answer 1

slope = rise/run ⇒

 

rise = slope x run

 

slope = 0.35

 

run = 120 feet

 

rise = 0.35 x (120 feet) = 42 feet