SOLUTION: Hello, Could someone help me solve this problem? Thanks in advance. From a base elevation of 9900ft.a mountain peak in Colorado rises to a summit elevation of 14,498ft. over

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Question 370900: Hello,
Could someone help me solve this problem? Thanks in advance.
From a base elevation of 9900ft.a mountain peak in Colorado rises to a summit elevation of 14,498ft. over a horizontal distance of 15,839ft. find the grade of the peak.
Also round to the nearest tenth please

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(14498-9900)/15839
4598/15839=0.29=0.3=30%

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