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A carpenter is building a stairway. The depth of each stair is 10 inches. The height of each riser is 8 inches. WHat is the steepness (slope) of the stairway? Please show work.
15 years ago

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bobpursley
slope=deltaheight/deltadepth=10/8
15 years ago

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