document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768390>Question 768390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pitch of a roof is the ratio of the rise to the half-span. If a roof has a rise of 8 feet and a span of 20 feet, what is the pitch? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #468261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=468261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fraction is a ratio.  In this case it's rise/half-span.  Half-span means the amount of horizontal distance the roof covers from the highest point to the edge.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the span is 20 feet, the half span is 10 feet.  The ratio is 6/20 which can be reduced to 3/10.  <P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roofers/carpenters and other building contractors often call this 6 in 20 which means 6 feet of rise for every 20 feet of horizontal span. </SPAN>\n" );
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