Unit rate is found by dividing.
4 feet vertical/50 feet horizontal = 0.08 vertical feet per horizontal foot
Naeanna C.
asked • 05/08/197th grade math problem
A road rises vertically 4 feet for every 50 feet traveled horizontally. What is the rate of change in vertical feet per horizontal foot as a car travels this road?
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4 ft vertically for 50 feet horizontally means 4/50 = 2/25 feet vertical change per foot horizontal change.
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