Real-World Slope Problems: Rise Over Run for Grade 8

A car travels on a straight road that rises 3 feet for every 12 feet it moves forward. What is the slope of the road?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/4

A bike path is designed to rise 5 feet over a distance of 20 feet. What is the slope of the bike path?

• 1.0

• 0.5

• 0.1

• 0.25

A building is being constructed with a ramp that rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 16 feet. What is the slope of the ramp?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

A hiker climbs a hill that rises 150 feet over a distance of 600 feet. What is the slope of the hill?

• 0.5

• 0.15

• 1.0

• 0.25

A graph shows the distance a train travels over time. If the train travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is the slope of the graph?

• 100 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

A skateboard ramp rises 2 feet for every 8 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope of the ramp?

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 3/4

A farmer's field has a slope of 1/4. If the field is 100 feet wide, how much does it rise from one side to the other?

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

• 25 feet

• 50 feet

A line on a graph shows the temperature change throughout the day. If the temperature rises from 60°F to 80°F over 4 hours, what is the slope of the line?

• 10°F/hour

• 15°F/hour

• 2°F/hour

• 5°F/hour

A road is designed to have a slope of 1/10. If the road is 200 feet long, how much does it rise?

• 15 feet

• 20 feet

• 30 feet

• 25 feet

A graph shows the relationship between the number of hours studied and test scores. If a student scores 70 points after studying for 2 hours and 90 points after studying for 4 hours, what is the slope of the line connecting these two points?

• 15

• 5

• 20

• 10