document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115147>Question 115147</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078228948/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julio Mendez is a carpenter. He is building a staircase between the first and second floors of a house, a height of 9 feet. The tread, or depth of each step, must be 10 inches. The slope of the staircase cannot exceed 3/4. How many steps should he plan? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=83950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WHAT YOU HAVE IS A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH A SIDE=9 FEET AND A SLOPE OF 3/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS YOU HAVE 3/4=9/X OR 3X=36 OR X=36/3 OR X=12 FOR THE SECONF SIDE OF THE RIGHT TRIANGLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 FEET=144 INCHES. WITH A TREAD LENGTH OF 10 INCHES THERE IS ONLY ROOM FOR <BR>\n" );
document.write( "144/10=14.4 STEPS. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO TO KEEP WITHIN THE 3/4 SLOPE RESTRICTION YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 14 STEPS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE 9 FEET HEIGHT=108 INCHES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108/14~7.7 INCH RISERS FOR THE 14 STEPS. <BR>\n" );
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