Question

A crew is building a stretch of road with a vertical rise of 15 m and a horizontal run of 375 m. Find the grade of the road.

Answer 1

The grade/slope of the road will be calcualted by dividing the vertical rise over the horizontal run, like that: \[m=\frac{ 15 }{ 375 }=0.04\]

Answer 2

For every 100 meters, the road rises 4 meters.

Answer 3

Thank you!!

Answer 4

You are welcome, sir!

Answer 5

And thanks for the medal!