Find a ratio, and simplify to lowest terms
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?
(3/2)/5 same as...3/2*1/5
answer: 3/10
To find the ratio of the rise to the run, you need to divide the rise by the run. In this case, the rise is 3/2 and the run is 5.
To perform the division, you can express the rise as a fraction by keeping the numerator as it is (3) and multiplying the denominator by the reciprocal of 2 (which is 1/2). This gives you (3/2) / 5.
To simplify the ratio to its lowest terms, you can reduce the fraction (3/2) / 5. To do this, you multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5. So, multiplying (3/2) by (1/5) gives you the simplified ratio of (3/2) * (1/5) = 3/10.
Therefore, the ratio of the rise to the run is 3/10.