SOLUTION: If a road rises 14 feet for every 200 feet of run, what is the percent grade( slope as percent)?

SOLUTION: If a road rises 14 feet for every 200 feet of run, what is the percent grade( slope as percent)?

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Question 249129: If a road rises 14 feet for every 200 feet of run, what is the percent grade( slope as percent)?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
14/200=.07=7%
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