document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1109130>Question 1109130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A road has a steady gradient of 1 in 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A car starts from the bottom of the inclined road and drives 2 km along the road. How high<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertically has the car climbed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Whatever it is, convert 2 miles to that metric, divide by 10 and you have your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gradient 1 foot in 10 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 mile = 5,280 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 miles = 2 x 5,280 = 10,560 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10,560/10 = 1,066 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The car has climbed 1,066 feet or 1,066/5,280 = 0.2 miles<BR>\n" );
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