document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78729>Question 78729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Technology: Driving down a moutain, Tom finds 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 hundredths.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=%28Rise%29%2F%28Run%29=%28deltay%2Fdeltax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=%28Rise%29%2F%28Run%29=%28deltay%2Fdeltax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Be Sure to use the same units for the calculation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 mile=5280 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll leave the rounding to you :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck,<BR>\n" );
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