A road has a 16.7% grade.

What is its slope?

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

Question

A road has a 16.7% grade.

What is its slope?

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

amistre64 · Answer

divide by 100 to get the fraction:

slope = 167/1000

myininaya · Answer

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

amistre64 · Answer

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

amistre64 · Answer

slope as percent = grade

myininaya · Answer

you're so smart

amistre64 · Answer

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

amistre64 · Answer

100% grade equals a vertical line

0% grade equals beachfront property

anonymous · Answer

so is the slope 1.67

amistre64 · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

the correct answer could also be 167/100

amistre64 · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

167