document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=789693>Question 789693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the slope of a street is 0.25 how many feet vertically does it rise over a horizontal distance of 120 feet? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=478905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope is (VerticalChange)/(HorizontalChange) and you have a given length, which you could think of as a change.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Most important is that you understand this equation.  Solving it is simple, but understanding it is absolutely necessary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just multiply both sides by 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=30 </SPAN>\n" );
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