document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077661>Question 1077661</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> William is designing a set of steps from his deck to the garden 2 m below. He knows that a comfortable<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope for steps is about 0.6. He wants the tread width to be 30 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What should the height of each riser be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. How many steps will the staircase have? Be sure to give an integer answer and explain the effects<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692181 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the tread width is 30 cm the height should be 18 cm, for 18/30=0.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Every 18 cm rise divides into 200 cm total rise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 steps almost makes it (198 cm). Given that there is only a 2 cm difference for the last step, this would not be unreasonable in the real world. If 0.6 were the absolute maximum slope the 12 steps would work.<BR>\n" );
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