Answer:
[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] is the slope, and the percent grade of this is 12.5%.
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of any linear equation is always rise over run.
Since we rise 8 feet for every 64 feet travelled horizontally, our fraction is
[tex]\frac{8}{64}[/tex] which simplifies to [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex], so [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] is the slope.
To find the percent grade, we find the decimal version of [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] and multiply by 100.
[tex]1\div8 = 0.125\\0.125\cdot100 = 12.5[/tex]
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