document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117102>Question 117102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 8.25 feet over a horizontal distance of 18.56 feet. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 0.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 1.78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 1.13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope is defined as the vertical distance (V) divided by the horizontal distance (H).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This indicates that the slope (S) is given by the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+V%2FH ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+V%2FH\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem tells you that V = +8.25 feet and that H = +18.56 ft. Substitute these values into <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+8.25%2F18.56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+8.25%2F18.56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the division on a calculator ... divide 18.56 into 8.25 and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+0.4445031 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+0.4445031\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rounding this off to the hundredths place results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+0.44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+0.44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer b in the list of answers is the correct choice.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to solve it.<BR>\n" );
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