Question

A road has a 16.7% grade.

What is its slope?

Why might we want to warn drivers of a grade like this?

Answer 1

divide by 100 to get the fraction:

slope = 167/1000

Answer 2

what is a grade? never heard of grade for a road

Answer 3

put up signs that say 'school crossing', theyll sure to speed thru it

Answer 4

slope as percent = grade

Answer 5

you're so smart

Answer 6

lol.... i just read it on another post ;)

Answer 7

100% grade equals a vertical line

0% grade equals beachfront property

Answer 8

so is the slope 1.67

Answer 9

16.7% as a decimal is .167

slope is a fraction....top/bottom usually.

but if you wanna keep it as a decimal.... .167 is the slope

Answer 10

the correct answer could also be 167/100

Answer 11

167/1000 seems more approriate to me, unless I am missing something obvious

Answer 12

167