SOLUTION: Rise and run. If the rise is 3/2 and the run is 5, then what is the ratio of the rise to the run?

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Question 146755: Rise and run. If the rise is 3/2 and the run is 5, then what is the ratio of the rise to the run?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your problem gave you two pieces of information:
rise = 3/2
run = 5
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The "ratio" they want is rise/run -- so, just plug it the given values:
rise/run = (3/2)/5
multiplying numerator and denominator by 2 we get:
rise/run = 3/10
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That's all there is to it.