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document.write( "18 - 6 = 12 inches = 1 foot<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rise = 1 foot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Run = 48 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope = 1/48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or -1/48 from the house\r<BR>\n" );
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