Finding Slope in Everyday Situations: A 7th Grade Quiz

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?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

If a bike ramp rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 10 feet, what is the slope of the ramp?

• 1.0

• 0.2

• 0.4

• 0.5

A building is designed to have a roof that rises 5 feet for every 15 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope of the roof?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/3

A skateboarder goes up a ramp that rises 2 feet over a distance of 8 feet. What is the slope of the ramp?

• 0.25

• 1.0

• 0.5

• 0.75

A gardener is planting a flower bed that slopes down 6 inches for every 4 feet of length. What is the slope of the flower bed?

• -1/4

• -1/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

A train travels up a hill that rises 10 meters for every 50 meters it travels horizontally. What is the slope of the hill?

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 1.0

• 0.1

A slide in a playground descends 3 feet for every 6 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope of the slide?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

A road has a slope of 1/4. If the road rises 4 feet, how far does it travel horizontally?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

• 20 feet

• 8 feet

A ramp is designed to rise 1 foot for every 5 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope of the ramp?

• 0.2

• 0.1

• 1.0

• 0.5

A path in a park rises 8 feet over a distance of 32 feet. What is the slope of the path?

• 1.0

• 0.75

• 0.25

• 0.5