finding the slope of a ramp

Question

Find the slope of the ramp:

100 FT(bottom)

12 FT( vertical)

options are 3/25

25/3

-88

88

What is the correct answer?

Answer 1

Hint: To do this problem, you should think of the slope which is rise over run. The formula looks like this change in y/ change in x or y/x. Here is how arrived at the final answer, the given is 100ft bottom and 12 ft vertical. So the 100ft bottom is the x value and the 12 is the y value. Next, I write it as a fraction 12/100. Then I reduce this fraction to 6/50=3/25. My answer is 3/25