document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224944>Question 224944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Driving down a mountain, George finds that he has descended 1800ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 miles horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am going to go out on a limb and try this one, please tell me if im on the right track.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3.25x + 1800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><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=167996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope  = m = rise / run = change  in  y / change  in  x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= (-1800)ft* (1 mi/5280 ft) / 3.25 mi = - 1800 / 5280 / 3.25 = - .1048 = - .10<BR>\n" );
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