document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=157577>Question 157577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The steepness, or grade, of a road is expressed as a percent. If a road rises 3 feet for every 24 horizontal feet, what is the sope of the road? what percent grade is this?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=116115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember...slope = rise over run.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rise is 3 ft. and run is 24 ft, so slope = 3/24. Simplify to 1/8 and the decimal equaivalent is 0.125 which, changed to a percent = 12.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The grade is 12.5% </SPAN>\n" );
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