Homework Help: Math

Posted by Mike on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 7:20pm.

If the rise on a roof is 6 feet, when the run is 18 inches, what is the pitch in lowest terms when written as a fraction in lowest terms ? _______

Is this rise ove run? Or what I am so confused...

Math - bobpursley, Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 7:39pm
yES, rise over run: 6/1.5 or 12/3 or 4/1

steep roof.

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