document.write( "Question 883253: A certain highway has a 11% grade. How many feet does it rise in a horizontal distance of 1 mile? (1 mile = 5280 feet. Round your answer to one decimal place.) \n" ); document.write( "
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11 feet up for every 100 forward
\n" ); document.write( "If we divide 5280 by 100, this will tell us
\n" ); document.write( "the number of 11 foot increase.
\n" ); document.write( "5280/100 = 52.8
\n" ); document.write( "52.8 * 11 = 580.8
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