Question

A local road has a grade of 4%. The grade of a road is its slope expressed as a percent.

a. Find the slope of the road as a fraction and then simplify the fraction.

b. What rise and run would reflect this slope or grade?
bobpursley
slope=4/100=.04
rise of 2 feet per run of 50 feet.
A mountain road rises 10 feet for a 494-foot run. What is its slope? Enter a fraction.
1/25th

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