SOLUTION: A stairway in a house is to be built with 18 risers. if the distance of the top of the first floor to the top of the second floor is 10 feet 6 inches , what is the height of each s

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Question 796777: A stairway in a house is to be built with 18 risers. if the distance of the top of the first floor to the top of the second floor is 10 feet 6 inches , what is the height of each step
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Change 10 feet 6 inches into inches, then divide by 18.

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