document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177737>Question 177737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 2.6 feet vertically and 7.5 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=132746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope=rise%2Frun ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope=rise%2Frun\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the slope formula. The \"rise\" is the change in vertical position and the \"run\" is the change in horizontal position.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope=2.6%2F7.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope=2.6%2F7.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in the given values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope=0.34667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope=0.34667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.34667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.34667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that the grade is roughly 34.667% (multiply by 100 to make a percentage)  </SPAN>\n" );
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