SOLUTION: You are driving on a road that has a 6% uphill grade. This means the slope of the hill is 6 over 100. Approximate the amount of verticle change in your position if you drive 200 fe
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Question 146536: You are driving on a road that has a 6% uphill grade. This means the slope of the hill is 6 over 100. Approximate the amount of verticle change in your position if you drive 200 feet.
Thank you Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can think of this a problem in proportion.
The grade, as you say, is 6/100 -- which is the slope defined as rise/run.
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Therefore our proportion is: (where x is the "vertical" rise)
6/100 = x/200
(6*200)/100 = x
12 feet = x
