SOLUTION: Becky is climbing a hill that has a 17 degree slope. For every 5 feet she gains in altitude, she travels about 16.37 horizontal feet. If at the end of her uphill climp she has tr

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Question 1053157: Becky is climbing a hill that has a 17 degree slope. For every 5 feet she gains in altitude, she travels about 16.37 horizontal feet. If at the end of her uphill climp she has traveled 1 mile horizontally, how much altitude has she gained?
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Divide 5280 by 16.37, then multiply the result by 5.
John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it