Question

the roof of a house rises vertically 2 feet for ever 12 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope, or pitch of the roof? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

$slope=\frac{1}{6}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope is the fraction, or ratio, of the vertical change over the horizontal change of two sets of data.  In this case, the slope is the rate at which the house rises over expands:

$slope=\frac{vertical}{horizontal}=\frac{2}{12}=\frac{1}{6}$

Simplifying the fraction to simplest form gives an overall rate of 1/6 ft.