SOLUTION: My son is having a difficult time with this slope problem, and I just don't remember enough to help him. Any guidance you could offer would be appreciated very much. When desig

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Question 25587: My son is having a difficult time with this slope problem, and I just don't remember enough to help him. Any guidance you could offer would be appreciated very much.
When designing the Fleet Center arena in Boston, architects designed the ramps leading up to the entrances so that circus elephants would be able to walk up the ramps. The maximum grade (or slope) that an elephant will walk on is 13%. Suppose that such a ramp was constructed with a horizontal run of 150 ft. What would be the maximum vertical rise the architects could use?

Answer by LolaFish(5) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13/100 = x/150
Cross mutliply and divide and you get 19.5

19.5!
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