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A road rises vertically 6 feet for every 100 feet traveled horizontally. What is the rate of change in vertical feet conpared to horizontal feet as a car travels this road?

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1 ft = 5,280 mi, so each foot is 1/5280 miles, and 25,000 ft = 25,000x1/5280 = 4.73 miles
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