document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72302>Question 72302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Word problems are difficult for me.  Here is example.  Driving down a mountain, Bob finds that he has descended 1800 ft. in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi. horizontally away from the top of the mountain.  Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=51688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using this information you should construct a triangle & using the graphing technique:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the 1800 feet on the y axis (0,1800) now plot the 3.25 miles on the x axis (3.25*5280,0)or(17160,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now calculate the slope od a line through these two points thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y2-y1)/(x1-x2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1800-0)/(0-17160)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1800/17600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.10 is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );