The Grade of a Highway Up a Hill Is 37

question 81

Short Answer

The grade of a highway up a hill is 37%. How much change in horizontal distance is there if the vertical height of the hill is 100 feet? Express the answer to the nearest foot. __________ feet

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experimental setup that is observed and expected to change in response to manipulations in the independent variable.

Random Error

Variability in data that arises from unpredictable fluctuations and cannot be attributed to any specific cause, affecting the precision of measurements.

Inferential Statistics

Statistics designed to determine whether results based on sample data are generalizable to a population.