A local road has a grade of 5%. The grade of a road is its slope expressed as a percent. Find the slope of the road as a fraction and then simplify the fraction. Slope: Rise:? Run:?

ANSWER:
STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:
a.
The slope expressed as a percent is equal to:
[tex]5\text{\% }=\frac{5}{100}=\frac{5\cdot1}{5\cdot20}=\frac{1}{20}[/tex]Therefore, the slope is equal to 1/20
b.
We have that the slope is equal to the following:
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