The slope of a soil line is quarter inch per foot if this drainage line is 50 feet long the difference in elevation from one end to the other is most nearly?

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Jbremnant · Answer 1 · 2023-12-26T22:45:56+0000

Since the slope of the soil line is a quarter of an inch per foot and the drainage line is 50 feet long, then the difference in elevation is:

$50\text{feet}*(1)/(4)(in)/(feet).$

Simplifying the above expression we get:

$(50)/(4)in=12.5in\text{.}$

Recall that:

$1\text{ in=}(1)/(12)feet.$

Therefore:

$12.5in\approx1.04\text{feet.}$

Answer: 12.5 inches= 1.04 feet.