moving conveyor is built to rise 5 meters for every 7 meters of horizontal change. Find the slope of the conveyor.
A) 0
B) $\frac { 5 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 7 } { 5 }$
D) $- \frac { 7 } { 5 }$
E) $- \frac { 5 } { 7 }$

Question

moving conveyor is built to rise 5 meters for every 7 meters of horizontal change. Find the slope of the conveyor. 
A) 0
B) $\frac { 5 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 7 } { 5 }$
D) $- \frac { 7 } { 5 }$
E) $- \frac { 5 } { 7 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The slope of a line is the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between any two points on the line. In this case, for every 7 meters of horizontal change, the conveyor rises 5 meters. Therefore, the slope is $ \frac {rise}{run} =\frac{5}{7}$.

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Moving Conveyor Is Built to Rise 5 Meters for Every $\frac { 5 } { 7 }$