document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527922>Question 527922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having trouble understanding why a staircase with an 8.5\" riser & 9\" treads has a slope of 17/18.  i know m = rise/treads = rise/run = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) but i keep getting zero??   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #349113 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349113\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rise is 8.5, the run is 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5/9 = 17/18<BR>\n" );
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