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If a road has a 4% grade and rises 200 feet, what is the run?

User Salahuddin
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Answer:

5000

Explanation:

400 ÷ 4% = 5000

User Pie
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4% of the run is 200
as an equation 4%=0.04
0.04*run=200
so run=200/0.04
run=5000feet
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