You are driving on a road that has a 5% uphill grade.This means that the slope of the road is $\frac { 5 } { 100 }$ .Approximate the amount of vertical change in your position if you drive 400 feet.
A)18 ft
B)21 ft
C)22 ft
D)19 ft
E)20 ft

Question

You are driving on a road that has a 5% uphill grade.This means that the slope of the road is $\frac { 5 } { 100 }$ .Approximate the amount of vertical change in your position if you drive 400 feet.  
A)18 ft
B)21 ft
C)22 ft
D)19 ft
E)20 ft

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The slope of the road is given as 5%, which means for every 100 feet horizontally, there is a 5 feet vertical change. For 400 feet, the vertical change is $400 \times \frac{5}{100} = 20$ feet.

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