document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59144>Question 59144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why can't slope be written as a decimal or mixed number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It can be written as a decimal or mixed number, it's just not as useful that way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope=rise%2Frun ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope=rise%2Frun\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  When we write the slope as a fraction it is easier to know how high or low to rise up or down from each point on a line and how far to the right or left you need to run.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you said m=2.5 you'd rise 2.5 and run 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you said m=2 1/2 you'd rise 2 1/2 and run 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But if you said m=5/2 you'd rise 5 and run 2, it's easier to take whole steps than partial steps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that clears things up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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