Meilin and Brianna are avid mountain bikers. On a spring day they cycle down straight roads with steep grades. The graphs give a representation of the elevation of the road on which each of them cycles. Find the grade of each road. Brianna Meilin % y 1200

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Meilin and Brianna are avid mountain bikers. On a spring day they cycle down straight roads with steep grades. The graphs give a representation of the elevation of the road on which each of them cycles. Find the grade of each road.

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Meilin and Brianna are avid mountain bikers. On a spring day they cycle down straight roads with steep grades. The graphs give a representation of the elevation of the road on which each of them
cycles. Find the grade of each road.
Brianna
%
Meilin
%
y
1200
1100
1000
Meilin
900
800
Elevation 700
(ft)
600
500
400
Brianna
300
200
100
X
2000
6000
10000
14000
Horizontal distance (ft)
Transcribed Image Text:Meilin and Brianna are avid mountain bikers. On a spring day they cycle down straight roads with steep grades. The graphs give a representation of the elevation of the road on which each of them cycles. Find the grade of each road. Brianna % Meilin % y 1200 1100 1000 Meilin 900 800 Elevation 700 (ft) 600 500 400 Brianna 300 200 100 X 2000 6000 10000 14000 Horizontal distance (ft)
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