document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53821>Question 53821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello and thanks so much for your time. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Driving down a mountain, Tom finds that he has descended 1800 feet in elevation by the time he is 3.25 miles horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his decent to the nearest hundredth. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "McGraw Hill 6th edition, 7.1, Problem # 46. Thanks!!<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 #36402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=36402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> went down 1800 units ~> -1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "went left, right, or who knows ~> 3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1800/3.25 ~> 180,000/325 ~> 36,000/65 ~> 7,200/13 ~> something like 553.85 ft/mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did not use a calculator, so I could be wrong. Don't forget to check! </SPAN>\n" );
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