document.write( "Question 1133162: I need an explanation of this, the answer i got was .05% which ended up being incorrect\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A mountain path drops 227.4 feet vertically for every 4452 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the​ path?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #750329 by rothauserc(4718)\"\" \"About 
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grade is defined as rise/run
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\n" ); document.write( "227.4/4452 = 0.0511
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\n" ); document.write( "grade is expressed as a percent, multiply by 100
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\n" ); document.write( "grade is 5.11%
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that the tangent x = 0.0511
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