OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §4.4 Understand Slope of a Line · Exercise 71 · Algebra · Graphs

Understand Slope of a Line · Exercise 71

Road grade. A local road has a grade of 6%. The grade of a road is its slope expressed as a percent. Find the slope of the road as a fraction and then simplify. What rise and run would reflect this slope or grade?

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §4.4 Understand Slope of a Line · Exercise 71

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