Question

3. The elevation of a hilltop is 250 feet above sea level. The

hill slopes gradually to a valley that is 100 feet below sea
level. The hilltop and the valley are 28,000 feet apart. What
is the average rate of change in elevation from the hilltop tot
the valley?

Answer 1

0.00893 feet elevation per 1 foot distance.

Explanation:

The hill reaches an elevation of 250 ft (above sea level) over the course of 28,000 feet. The average rate of change would be (250 ft)/(28,000 ft), or 0.00893 feet elevation/1 foot distance.

((0.00893 (feet up/foot distance))*(28,000 feet distance) = 250 feet up (elevation).