document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840634>Question 840634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cable car is carrying passengers down a hill at a downgrade off 12%. If the passengers descend 1,250 ft, through what horizontal distance have they traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506368 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=506368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proportion is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F100=1250%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F100=1250%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, for the horizontal change of x.  Slope is ratio of vertical change to horizontal change.\r<BR>\n" );
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