SOLUTION: A motorcycle daredevil is planning a stunt to perform at a county fair. A ramp must be built to give him a 20% grade, or slope. If the vertical height at the end of the ramp must b

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Question 619913: A motorcycle daredevil is planning a stunt to perform at a county fair. A ramp must be built to give him a 20% grade, or slope. If the vertical height at the end of the ramp must be 15 ft to assure that the stunt is a success, what must be the length of the horizontal run?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope Grade = (Rise/Run)*100

20 = (15/x)*100

20 = 1500/x

20x = 1500

x = 1500/20

x = 75

So the length of the horizontal run must be 75 feet