document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181552>Question 181552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain highway is straight and makes a steep descent toward the city. The highway has a 6% grade, which means that its slope is -6/100. Driving on the road, you notice from elevation signs that you have descended a distance of d = 500 ft. What is the change in your horizontal distance? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i dont understand how to set this up and solve it! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136149 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=136149\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain highway is straight and makes a steep descent toward the city. The highway has a 6% grade, which means that its slope is -6/100. Driving on the road, you notice from elevation signs that you have descended a distance of d = 500 ft. What is the change in your horizontal distance? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each 100' you drive, you descend 6 feet, or each 6 feet of descent takes 100 feet of driving.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each foot of descent is 100/6 feet of driving.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 feet of descent would take 500*(100/6) feet of driving.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 50000/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8,333 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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