SOLUTION: A roof rises 2.7 feet vertically and 8.1 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof?

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Question 391107: A roof rises 2.7 feet vertically and 8.1 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A roof rises 2.7 feet vertically and 8.1 feet horizontally. What is the grade of the roof?
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"Grade" is the slope, which is rise/run:
2.7/8.1 = 27/81 = 1/3

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