document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402317>Question 402317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 1.4 feet vertically and 11.8 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof? The grade of the roof is _____% how do I begin to find the answer to this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284621 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=284621\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The grade or slope (m) of a roof is defined as:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=rise%2Frun ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"rise%2Frun\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this problem the rise is given as 1.4 ft. while the run (horizontal distance) is given as 11.8 ft., so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+1.4%2F11.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+1.4%2F11.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+0.1186 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+0.1186\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the grade of the roof.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may see this as a percent, so multiply by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%280.1186%29+=+11.86 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%280.1186%29+=+11.86\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which would probably be rounded up to 12% grade. </SPAN>\n" );
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