SOLUTION: Rise and Run. If the rise is3/2 and the run is 5, then what is the ratio of the rise to the run.

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Question 153067: Rise and Run. If the rise is3/2 and the run is 5, then what is the ratio of the rise to the run.
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, orca:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rise over run (aka slope) = %283%2F2%29%2F5+=+%283%2F2%29%2A%281%2F5%29=3%2F10+=+0.3

Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rise/Run
=%283%2F2%29%2F5
=%283%2F2%29%281%2F5%29
=%283%2A1%29%2F%282%2A5%29
=3%2F10