The grade of a road is just the slope converted into a percent. So when you find the slope, multiply by 100 to get the grade. Again we use only non-negative slopes.

A road rises 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 640 feet.

What is its slope?

What is its grade?

Question

The grade of a road is just the slope converted into a percent.  So when you find the slope, multiply by 100 to get the grade.  Again we use only non-negative slopes.

A road rises 12 feet over a horizontal distance of 640 feet.

What is its slope?

What is its grade?

amistre64 · Answer

slope is 12/640  reduce as needed

grade = 120/64    reduce as needed

anonymous · Answer

How did you get those numbers