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Posted by kate on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 9:48pm.

from a base elevation of 76000 ft, a mountain peak in colorado rises to a summit elevation of 14321 ft over a horizontal distance of 15841 find the grade of the peak

math - Reiny, Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 10:47pm
rise = 14321-7600
= 6721
run = 15841

slope or grade = 6721/15841 = .4243

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