Question

A mountain rises from 380 m to 590 m over a horizontal distance of 3,000 m. What is its percent slope?

Answer 1

7 percent

Explanation:

slope = rise /run

slope = change in y/ change in x

slope = (590-380)/(3000)

slope = 210/3000

divide top and bottom by 10

slope =21/300

divide top and bottom by 3

slope =7/100

slope is 7 percent