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\n" ); document.write( "if i travel 15 miles up a constant 5% incline, what will be my net change in elevation?
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A constant 5% () elevation means that for every 5 units you've elevated, you've traveled 100 miles, as indicated by slope, or m, which is:
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document.write( "Hence, we get the following PROPORTION:  ======> 
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document.write( "100U = 75 --------Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "U, or units elevated after travelling 15 miles: , or  \n" );
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